Soyez Reconnaissants/Give Thanks

1 Thes. 5 :18    Soyez Reconnaissant

1 Thes. 5:11-24    La Conduite ou le devoir du Chretien.

Exemple de Jésus Christ : Il rendait grâce toujours à son père

1.      La résurrection de Lazare (John 11:41–42)

2.      (Matt 11:25; Luke 10:21).

3.      Multiplication des pains et les poissons (Matt 14:14–21; 15:29–39; Mark 6:30–44; 8:1–13; Luke 9:10–17; John 6:1–15)

4.      Le dernier repas (Matt 26:17–29; Mark 14:12–25; Luke 22:7–38).

The Book of Revelation leads the redeemed to give thanks for the fundamentals. Four living creatures “give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne” (Rev 4:9), twenty-four elders worship him for he has taken his great power and begun to reign (Rev 11:17). God’s reign entails the final overthrow of evil, for which believers also give thanks (Rev 19:1–6), since the doom of God’s foes clears the path for the arrival of the new heavens and new earth.

In the OT, gratitude to God was the only condition in which life could be enjoyed. For Jews, every aspect of creation provided evidence of God’s lordship over all life. The Hebrew people thanked him for the magnificence of the universe (Pss 19:1–4; 33:6–9; 104:1–24). When they received good news, they thanked God for his goodness and great deeds (1 Chr 16:8–12). When they received bad news, they also gave thanks, trusting that he was a just God (Jb 1:21).

Heartfelt gratitude to God, expressed in response to his love and mercy.

Ingratitude compared with other sins

Becoming like animals Isa 1:3

Becoming like prostitutes Eze 16:17-19

Becoming like an adulterous wife Hos 2:8 ; 4:12; 5:4; 9:1

Jesus Christ exposed ingratitude

Luke 17:15-18

It is important for believers to show gratitude to God

Ps 100:4 See also Ps 107:22 ; Col 1:12 ; 3:15;

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