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1 and 2 Thessalonians: The MacArthur New Testament Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

This New Testament commentary series reflects this objective of explaining and applying Scripture. Some commentaries are primarily linguistic, others are mostly theological, and some are mainly homiletical. This one is basically explanatory, or expository. It is not linguistically technical but deals with linguistics when that seems helpful to proper interpretation. It is not theologically...

idea of having the knowledge or skill necessary to accomplish a desired goal. Every Christian needs to know himself well, so as to understand his weaknesses and evil propensities and, thereby, know how to possess (“gain mastery over”) his own vessel. Over the years many commentators have asserted that vessel (skeuos) means “wife,” but that definition does not fit the context or the usual meaning of the word. Leon Morris notes:
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