On Paul’s paternal care for the Thessalonian Christians.
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The apostle Paul’s two letters to the Christians at Thessalonica are borne out of his deep affection for the congregants who had so quickly received the gospel not only “in word . . . but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with full assurance.” (1 Thes 1:5) Paul, along with Silas and Timothy, had spent three Sabbaths with the Thessalonians, reasoning “from the Scriptures” the necessity and acuity of Jesus’s death and resurrection, sparking a remarkable spiritual awakening. (Acts 17:2–4) So great was the Holy Spirit’s influence on them that the Thessalonians “became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.” (1 Thes 1:6) Word spread rapidly of the Thessalonians’ reception of the apostle’s doctrine; and, just as rapidly, opposition besieged this newly-formed congregation.
On Paul’s paternal care for the Thessalonian Christians.
On Paul’s paternal care for the Thessalonian…
On Paul’s paternal care for the Thessalonian Christians.
The apostle Paul’s two letters to the Christians at Thessalonica are borne out of his deep affection for the congregants who had so quickly received the gospel not only “in word . . . but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with full assurance.” (1 Thes 1:5) Paul, along with Silas and Timothy, had spent three Sabbaths with the Thessalonians, reasoning “from the Scriptures” the necessity and acuity of Jesus’s death and resurrection, sparking a remarkable spiritual awakening. (Acts 17:2–4) So great was the Holy Spirit’s influence on them that the Thessalonians “became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.” (1 Thes 1:6) Word spread rapidly of the Thessalonians’ reception of the apostle’s doctrine; and, just as rapidly, opposition besieged this newly-formed congregation.