Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Thessalonians 5:8
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8. Faith, hope, and love, are the three pre-eminent graces ( 1 Thessalonians 1:3 ; 1 Corinthians 13:13 ). We must not only be awake and sober, but also armed; not only watchful, but also guarded. The armor here is only defensive; in 1 Corinthians 13:13- : , also offensive. Here, therefore, the reference is to the Christian means of being guarded against being surprised by the day of the Lord as a thief in the night. The helmet and breastplate defend the two vital parts, the head and the heart respectively. "With head and heart right, the whole man is right" [EDMUNDS]. The head needs to be kept from error, the heart from sin. For "the breastplate of righteousness," 1 Corinthians 13:13- : , we have here "the breastplate of faith and love"; for the righteousness which is imputed to man for justification, is "faith working by love" ( Romans 4:3 ; Romans 4:22-24 ; Galatians 5:6 ). "Faith," as the motive within, and "love," exhibited in outward acts, constitute the perfection of righteousness. In Ephesians 6:17 the helmet is "salvation"; here, "the hope of salvation." In one aspect "salvation" is a present possession ( John 3:36 ; John 5:24 ; 1 John 5:13 ); in another, it is a matter of "hope" ( Romans 8:24 ; Romans 8:25 ). Our Head primarily wore the "breastplate of righteousness" and "helmet of salvation," that we might, by union with Him, receive both. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-9" class="com-number"
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