THE MEASURE OF A MINISTER (1 OF 2)
Scripture: I THESSALONIANS 2:1-12
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The Measure Of A Minister (1 of 2)
1 Thess. 2:1-12
Introduction: Key verse to understand Chapter 2 is Verse 12: ''That you would walk worthy of God who has called you into His kingdom.''
Paul had done all in his power with heaven's help to ''live worthy of God'' in the face of strong opposition.'' Worthy = axios, i.e. weights, and was used in the realm of weights and measures.
An is the measure or weight which balances the scales. Place all that God is on one side and then place your life on the other side. Your relationship, your response. What a staggering thought.
For Paul his metaphor for daily living was ''The worthy walk.'' And it had been tested to the limit by actions and attitudes of the Jews in Thessalonia.
In Philippi, it was Gentiles who had him beaten, thrown in jail. Here is was Jews that labeled him ''Jail Bird'' Unprofitable = a failure.
Their strategy was: Discredit the man, decimate the message, destroy the person's credibility, damage the message.
It was getting hot and heavy. They attack motives, actions, person.
Perfect tense. It happened in the past, its results carried right into the present!
His response: You all know. You show how I lived. You experienced the results, changed lives - redemption. The events in question have been recorded by Luke (Acts 16:19-24), and they left their mark on Paul (Phil. 1:30). A few years later he gave to the church in Corinth summary of his sufferings. (2 Cor. 11:23-27) and a fearful list it is. Even so the apostle gives the impression that indignity affected him as much as, if not more than, pain. He was a sensitive soul, not pompous, but with a lively sense of the respect due to him. He was embarrassed at having to be lowered in a basket through a slit in the city wall at Damascus (2 Cor. 11:30-33; Acts 9:23-25). His nature and background would prevent him from regarding the episode as merely an enjoyable schoolboy prank. At Philippi he had felt keenly the insult to his Roman ...
1 Thess. 2:1-12
Introduction: Key verse to understand Chapter 2 is Verse 12: ''That you would walk worthy of God who has called you into His kingdom.''
Paul had done all in his power with heaven's help to ''live worthy of God'' in the face of strong opposition.'' Worthy = axios, i.e. weights, and was used in the realm of weights and measures.
An is the measure or weight which balances the scales. Place all that God is on one side and then place your life on the other side. Your relationship, your response. What a staggering thought.
For Paul his metaphor for daily living was ''The worthy walk.'' And it had been tested to the limit by actions and attitudes of the Jews in Thessalonia.
In Philippi, it was Gentiles who had him beaten, thrown in jail. Here is was Jews that labeled him ''Jail Bird'' Unprofitable = a failure.
Their strategy was: Discredit the man, decimate the message, destroy the person's credibility, damage the message.
It was getting hot and heavy. They attack motives, actions, person.
Perfect tense. It happened in the past, its results carried right into the present!
His response: You all know. You show how I lived. You experienced the results, changed lives - redemption. The events in question have been recorded by Luke (Acts 16:19-24), and they left their mark on Paul (Phil. 1:30). A few years later he gave to the church in Corinth summary of his sufferings. (2 Cor. 11:23-27) and a fearful list it is. Even so the apostle gives the impression that indignity affected him as much as, if not more than, pain. He was a sensitive soul, not pompous, but with a lively sense of the respect due to him. He was embarrassed at having to be lowered in a basket through a slit in the city wall at Damascus (2 Cor. 11:30-33; Acts 9:23-25). His nature and background would prevent him from regarding the episode as merely an enjoyable schoolboy prank. At Philippi he had felt keenly the insult to his Roman ...
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