 If anyone does not love, not . We must be fond of the Lord, or be accursed. How many sermons have you heard on that subject? People who think of God as an angry old man are not going to be fond of Him, but if they think in such terms, they do not really know Him. our Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed. The Lord is coming! is a transliteration of an Aramaic expression although I would have expected Paul to use Hebrew made up of two words, but there is disagreement over how to make the division. It could be maran atha, meaning the Lord has come, or marana tha, meaning either the Lord is coming or O Lord, come. All three make good sense, so take your pick. 