1 Thessalonians 2:4 KJV
But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.
This passage, one of the more noteworthy for me as a preacher, takes on even more weight in consideration of its context. The Apostle says in verse 2 that even after they had been so shamefully treated in Philippi; where they had been beaten and imprisoned, he said that even after such horrible treatment as that, still they were bold to preach the word in such a hostile town as Thessalonica turned out to be. When he said "not as pleasing men" he knew exactly what he meant. He meant
• Even if it meant hatred
• Even if it meant beatings
• Even if it meant stoning
• Even if it meant jail
• Even if it meant death
The Apostle spoke "not as pleasing men but God."
But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.
This passage, one of the more noteworthy for me as a preacher, takes on even more weight in consideration of its context. The Apostle says in verse 2 that even after they had been so shamefully treated in Philippi; where they had been beaten and imprisoned, he said that even after such horrible treatment as that, still they were bold to preach the word in such a hostile town as Thessalonica turned out to be. When he said "not as pleasing men" he knew exactly what he meant. He meant
• Even if it meant hatred
• Even if it meant beatings
• Even if it meant stoning
• Even if it meant jail
• Even if it meant death
The Apostle spoke "not as pleasing men but God."
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