11/20/20 THE ONE ANOTHER’S IN THE NT #32 — 1 Thessalonians 5:15 (CSB) See to it that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but ALWAYS PURSUE WHAT IS GOOD FOR ONE ANOTHER and for all.

Verses 12-22 are Paul’s “Final Instructions” to those believers. They needed and we need to respect our hard-working leaders, live peaceably, work hard and warn those who are idle. But whenever folks are idle, timid or weak, all too often our tendency is to be impatient, get angry, cause a fuss and “repay evil for evil.” Paul (and most of our mothers) knew that “Two wrongs don’t make a right.” Believers must aggressively seek what is “good,” positive, and beneficial for other believers (and for “all” others, too).