Living and True God simply declares two truths about God: He is alive and He is true. God is more alive than any of us can imagine and He sets the standard of truth.
Living and True God in the Greek text of 1 Thess. 1:9.
Living and True God in Greek:
Ho Theos zōntos kai alēthinos
Strong’s Concordance numbers: 2316, 2198, 228
Bible reference: 1 Thess. 1:9
[Believers throughout Greece] report what kind of reception you gave us. They tell how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God. (1 Thess. 1:9 NIV)
Similar names for God are the Living God, Living Father, and the True God. Jesus is called the Living One, Faithful and true, and the Faithful and true witness.
