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November 05, 2017 | Pastor John Bayles | Prayers of St. Paul: For the Joy of the Gospel’s Power | 1 Thessalonians 1:1-3
Prayers of St. Paul: For the Joy of the Gospel’s Power
1 Thessalonians 1:1-3
The letter to the Thessalonians is among the earliest writings of the Apostle Paul. Likely sent in the early 50's AD, there are some noteworthy historical distinctions in the letter, particularly the absence of Paul’s use of his apostolic title under which he often taught and corrected his audience. This is a unique relationship. Noteworthy is J.B. Phillip’s title for his translation of 1st & 2nd Thessalonians: A Letter to Young Churches. Paul’s audience was the product of a day of teaching before he was whisked from their city in the middle of the night. Paul also knew that though the converts in Thessalonica were filled with thanks and joy for their new birth in Christ, they were also discovering that their witness was bringing resistance, persecution and suffering. In these three verses and in the presence of suffering, Paul outlines a summary of the whole of the Christian life.
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