9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
9 For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
9 God didn't set us up for an angry rejection but for salvation by our Master, Jesus Christ.
9 For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
9 For God chose to save us through our Lord Jesus Christ, not to pour out his anger on us.
6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
6 Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.
6 On account of these the wrath of God is coming.
6 It's because of this kind of thing that God is about to explode in anger.
6 Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience,
6 Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming.
(Read Colossians 3:5-11)
It is our duty to mortify our members which incline to the things of the world. Mortify them, kill them, suppress them, as weeds or vermin which spread and destroy all about them. Continual opposition must be made to all corrupt workings, and no provision made for carnal indulgences. Occasions of sin must be avoided: the lusts of the flesh, and the love of the world; and covetousness, which is idolatry; love of present good, and of outward enjoyments. It is necessary to mortify sins, because if we do not kill them, they will kill us. The gospel changes the higher as well as the lower powers of the soul, and supports the rule of right reason and conscience, over appetite and passion. There is now no difference from country, or conditions and circumstances of life. It is the duty of every one to be holy, because Christ is a Christian's All, his only Lord and Saviour, and all his hope and happiness.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:9
Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:6-11
(Read 1 Thessalonians 5:6-11)
Most of mankind do not consider the things of another world at all, because they are asleep; or they do not consider them aright, because they sleep and dream. Our moderation as to all earthly things should be known to all men. Shall Christians, who have the light of the blessed gospel shining in their faces, be careless about their souls, and unmindful of another world? We need the spiritual armour, or the three Christian graces, faith, love, and hope. Faith; if we believe that the eye of God is always upon us, that there is another world to prepare for, we shall see reason to watch and be sober. True and fervent love to God, and the things of God, will keep us watchful and sober. If we have hope of salvation, let us take heed of any thing that would shake our trust in the Lord. We have ground on which to build unshaken hope, when we consider, that salvation is by our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, to atone for our sins and to ransom our souls. We should join in prayer and praise one with another. We should set a good example one before another, and this is the best means to answer the end of society. Thus we shall learn how to live to Him, with whom we hope to live for ever.