Bible Study
December 2,2025
1 Thessalonians 2:9 – 11 (NKJV)
“Fatherly Advice”
9 “For you remember, brethren, our labor and toil; for laboring night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God. 10 You are witnesses, and God also, how devoutly and justly and blamelessly we behaved ourselves among you who believe; 11 as you know how we exhorted, and comforted, and charged every one of you, as a father does his own children,”
Paul said later in 2 Thessalonians (3:7-9) that he did not ask for money but lived on what he earned and what the Philippian people sent him. False teachers would seek money when they taught but Paul maintained the integrity of the Gospel by not doing so.
Paul in his preaching included several items that benefitted those listening to him. (1). The authority of the scriptures, (2). The deity of Jesus, (3). The sinfulness of mankind, (4). Christ’s death and resurrection, and ((5). Salvation by the grace of God.
Paul summarized the Gospel in 1 Corinthians 15:1-5 . “Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve.”
He confirms what he is teaching by confirming they are witnesses to his teaching. Under Old Testament law you needed two or more witnesses to verify the truth. Paul is calling upon his listeners to confirm the truth of his message.
Paul used three words to describe his relationship with the Thessalonian people. They were exhorting, comforting, and charging. This was a personal touch from Paul.
God Bless.
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