I Thessalonians 2:4, 5
"But just as we have been tested and approved by God to be trusted with the Good News, so we speak not to please men but God, the One who tests our hearts." (I Thessalonians 2:4)
Paul considered the preaching of the Gospel as a great trust given him by God. He would not betray this trust. His motive in ministry was to please God regardless of what men thought of him. It is not that he sought to upset or alienate people, but these things would not stop him from speaking what God wanted him to say. It is God that tests our motives.
"The fact is we did not use flattering words, just as you remember, nor did we have hidden greedy motives, God is our witness." (I Thessalonians 2:5)
Paul reminds them that he did not try to persuade them by using false words of flattery. He also reminds them that his motive was not to become rich. He even calls upon God to be his legal witness of this truth.
Paul considered the preaching of the Gospel as a great trust given him by God. He would not betray this trust. His motive in ministry was to please God regardless of what men thought of him. It is not that he sought to upset or alienate people, but these things would not stop him from speaking what God wanted him to say. It is God that tests our motives.
"The fact is we did not use flattering words, just as you remember, nor did we have hidden greedy motives, God is our witness." (I Thessalonians 2:5)
Paul reminds them that he did not try to persuade them by using false words of flattery. He also reminds them that his motive was not to become rich. He even calls upon God to be his legal witness of this truth.
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