I Thessalonians 2:2, 3
"But having already suffered physically and being verbally insulted as you remember in Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak to you God's Good News in much anguish." (I Thessalonians 2:2)
In Philippi, Paul and Silas had been beaten and imprisoned. Yet when they came to Thessalonica, God gave them the courage to boldly preach the Gospel, even though in the flesh, they were experiencing severe mental and emotional struggles.
"For the fact is our appeal to you was not our of error, nor out of immorality, nor was it a trap." (I Thessalonians 2:3)
The word for appeal or exhortation means to call to one's side. Paul had called upon these people to join him in serving Christ. Paul makes it clear that he did not teach things that were false. He did not promote immoral behavior. He was not seeking to trap his listeners for his own benefit. He was not a sheerer of God's sheep.
In Philippi, Paul and Silas had been beaten and imprisoned. Yet when they came to Thessalonica, God gave them the courage to boldly preach the Gospel, even though in the flesh, they were experiencing severe mental and emotional struggles.
"For the fact is our appeal to you was not our of error, nor out of immorality, nor was it a trap." (I Thessalonians 2:3)
The word for appeal or exhortation means to call to one's side. Paul had called upon these people to join him in serving Christ. Paul makes it clear that he did not teach things that were false. He did not promote immoral behavior. He was not seeking to trap his listeners for his own benefit. He was not a sheerer of God's sheep.
posted by David Frank Wilson | 11:18 AM
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