Category: Writings by Daniel C Snaddon
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1 Thessalonians 4 & 5 The Church, by Daniel C Snaddon
1 Thessalonians 4 verses 1-12 The life that pleases God. We now pass from the personal and historical section of the epistle to the practical part. This follows the normal pattern of Paul’s epistles, doctrine, then duty, precept, then practice. verses 1-2 Before dealing with specific things in which the…
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1 Thessalonians 2 & 3, by Daniel C Snaddon
1 Thessalonians 2 The purity of Paul’s conduct among the Thessalonians Verses 1-12 In these first 12 verses lies the secret of Paul’s success as a servant of Christ. Paul evidently was pursued relentlessly by his enemies everywhere he went. Thessalonica was no exception. His enemies spread slanderous rumors about…
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1 Thessalonians 1, by Daniel C Snaddon
See Acts 17:1-10. It was during Paul’s first missionary journey that the light of the Gospel first broke into the darkness of pagan Thessalonica. The apostles were beaten and jailed in Philippi. They also were forced to flee Berea. Paul’s stay in the city was brief due to the violent…
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1 Thessalonians, Introduction, by Daniel C Snaddon
It was during Paul’s missionary journey (second) that the light of the gospel first broke into the darkness of Thessalonica. See Acts 17:1-10. The assembly that was left behind in the city was instructed in many of the great doctrines of the faith. Their ardent and vigorous faith in Christ…
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First John Part 2, by Daniel C Snaddon
First John 5 In the first three verses we have the results of faith in God 1. There is the new birth. 2. There is love for God and fellow believers. 3. There is obedience to God’s commandments. 1. The new birth is not an intellectual assent, but rather a…
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First John Part 1, by Daniel C Snaddon
Introduction to First John John’s first letter is like a family photograph album. It describes those who are member of the family of God. Just as children resemble their parents. God’s children have His likeness too. When a person becomes a child of God, he receives the life of God…
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1st Corinthians, The Principle of Influence, and The Principle of Ownership by Daniel C Snaddon
1 Corinthians 8:9-13 Webster says that “influence” is the power of persons to affect others. It is to have an effect on the nature or behavior of others, either for good or bad. The word “example” is closely related to this. It means to behave so as to be a…
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1st Corinthians,The Baptism of the Spirit, The Importance of the Resurrection by Daniel C Snaddon
1 Corinthians 12:12-13 The baptism of the Spirit is one of the areas around which there is a great deal of controversy and error. Let us look at some of the errors first and then the Scriptural explanation. The baptism of the Spirit is improperly linked with some of the…
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1st Corinthians, Studies in the Use of Tongues, and Speaking in Tongues, by Daniel C Snaddon
Speaking in tongues is not in itself a phenomenon peculiar to Christianity or even to God, but rather it actually has been practiced by pagans with most likely no exposure to Christianity. There has been evidence of many different people groups and faith traditions having outbursts as the result of…
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First Corinthians, Head Coverings, by Daniel C Snaddon
1 Corinthians 11:2-16. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 states that lawlessness would characterize the last days. In many areas in the spiritual realm this spirit exists. There is the desire to water down or circumvent divine principles. In this passage there are eight outstanding facts: three heads, three glories, two coverings. The…
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1st Corinthians,A Study of Spiritual Gifts, by Daniel C Snaddon
There has been an appalling failure among assemblies to appreciate the importance of spiritual gifts, as determining the ministry of the local church, and as being essential to its fruitfulness. In most assemblies there is the jack-of-all-trades syndrome. Usually some dear brother is running around in circles doing ten different…
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1st Corinthians 11 & 12, by Daniel C Snaddon
verse 2—Notice how Paul introduces his correction of disorders. He praises them that they remembered him, and that they kept the teachings of the faith that he had taught them. verse 3—“But I would have you know” suggests that he is about to give some new teaching on a special…
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1st Corinthians 7 Part 3, by Daniel C Snaddon
This chapter begins the new section of the epistle. In the first section, chapters 1-6, Paul answers the questions raised by the household of Chloe. In this second section, he answers the questions sent to him by the Corinthian church, which were varied in topic. There were questions relating to…
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1st Corinthians 7 Part 2, by Daniel C Snaddon
Chapter 7 of 1 Corinthians begins a new section of this epistle. In the first section, chapters 1 through 6, Paul answers questions raised by the household of Chloe. But in this section he answers the questions sent to him by the Corinthian church. There seemed to be three prominent…
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1st Corinthians 7 Part 1, by Daniel C Snaddon
The matter under consideration was drawn to Paul’s attention be letter. There were various problems mentioned in the letter but Paul chose to speak of the problems which some had regarding marriage. This chapter deals with some general principles (verses 1-7), has a discussion of the problems of marriage (verses…
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1st Corinthians 5 & 6, by Daniel C Snaddon
In 1 Corinthians 5, the apostle Paul proceeds to deal with the second of the evils existent in the early church of the Corinthian assembly. The first was worldly wisdom, which was leading to division among church members. The second, we see here, is fornication. To add to the seriousness…
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1st Corinthians 1, 2 & 3, by Daniel C Snaddon
For an Audio Introduction to the work of Daniel C Snaddon Click on this text 1 Corinthians 1 The introduction to the epistle is found in verses 1-9. This is divided into two parts: 1. The opening salutation (verses 1-3). 2. The thanksgiving (verse 4-9). verse 1—Paul was an apostle…
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First & Second Peter, by Daniel Snaddon
For an Audio Introduction to the work of Daniel C Snaddon Click on this text 1st & 2nd Peter 1 Peter 1 In this writing we cover 1st Peter 1, 3, 4, and 5. Introduction to 2nd Peter, chapter 1 and 3. The Principle of Holiness, and the Holy Priesthood…
Down to Earth But Heavenly Minded 