The Letter of 1 Thessalonians

by Cecilia Perh, 2007.

Paul had a glorious time of harvest in Thessalonica, for the Thessalonians responded in a way, he hadn’t yet seen, to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Their conversion was exemplary, for they saw the gospel written in the lives of Paul, Silvanus and Timothy, and when they “made a decision” for Christ, they knew that it entailed persecution, and suffering for the sake of Christ Jesus. Thus having counted the cost, they paid the price with some suffering martyrdom for the faith. How they stood firm in the Lord is what we need to learn. They had the best of teachers: the Holy Spirit of God and the Apostle Paul with his co-labourers, Silvanus and Timothy. How were they taught and discipled in the faith? What are essentials of the faith that we must always have? How can we have the same fruit today, to the glory of God?

Shouldn’t we be able to do “more” for the Lord, since our advantage is greater, for we have the entire Bible plus many resources at our disposal because of the Internet? We also have many centuries of Christian history and the godly counsel from the many godly believers. Why then haven’t we been able to produce disciples like the Thessalonians? What is lacking in today’s church? Despite the many who claim to be Christians, holiness is not a major characteristic in many. We need to go back again to the basics and re-learn conversion, discipleship and follow-up so that once again, we can have believers who so love the Lord that the report of their faith was sounded abroad to all the believers in every place. That’s what this study is about.

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