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1Thess.5:14 We exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient toward all. 5:15 See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good, for one another, and for all.

We must always remember that context of the scriptures are vital for our understanding and proper interpretation of them. The context here in 1 Thessalonians the fifth chapter is what? About prophecy, what type of prophecy? End days prophecy; the coming of our Lord. Many were being shaken by dire warning coming from body members in Christ, or a least thinking they were in Christ.

2 Thessalonians 2:2 not to be quickly shaken in your mind, nor yet be troubled, either by spirit, or by word, or by letter as from us, saying that the day of Christ had come.

These warning are like we have seen throughout Christianity history, life and death warning and those making them expect others to believe them and/or be called evil for not! In other words, putting a person in an unobtainable position, where believing them goes against the very Spirit indwelling them “Christ” by a brother claiming to be in Christ causing division, hate, and jealousy within the congregation. Paul does not say prophesy is evil, but he does warning that the coming of our Lord is to be known by the son's of light and having faith in God that it would not over take us. Subsequently, not being shaken, how can one be shaken having received the kingdom of Christ that can't be shaken?

Hebrews 12:28 Therefore, receiving a Kingdom that can't be shaken, let us have grace, through which we serve God acceptably, with reverence and awe,

Now he turns his attention after this correction to what we should be doing instead of making the next prophesy of end time dates, and the coming of our Lord the enter theme of preaching and every thing a Christian's is talking about and thinking about, which is walking in love towards one another.

John 13:35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."

1 John 4:20 If a man says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn't love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?

Let us follow after that which is good? Is God good or evil? That is the starting point, our individual making other body members evil for not believing and end time prophesy judging them with evil motives? Is God evil, it he tricking us? Is he making us go it alone? If a person feels this way than self-survival is easy to accept from the Devil.

1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.

But if God is good, and has proven so by sending us his son Christ Jesus to indwell us freeing us from sin and making us his children than why would he impute evil to us catching us off guard to be destroy by the same person that dwells in us by Holy Spirit Christ Jesus? Now if Christ actually dwells in us, how could we imputing evil to a brother in the same body?

James 3:8 But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. 3:9 With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in the image of God. 3:10 Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

Something is deeply and profound wrong with those making their interpretation of end times prophecy a reason for division and hate towards those rejecting them as coming from flesh causing fear and confusion in body members. It is the Spirit that gives life, it does not give confusion and fear. Have these forgotten the order of the Holy Spirit in peace, wisdom and love?

1 Corinthians 14:33 for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the assemblies of the saints,

James 3:16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.

James 1:16 Don't be deceived, my beloved brothers.
1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow. 1:18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures. 1:19 So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

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