PAUL'S DEFENCE OF HIS MISSIONARY WORK. Paul had been charged by his
opponents with being a wandering sophist making money out of his
followers. He rebuts the charge and incidentally gives us a picture of
the ideal missionary.
1 THESSALONIANS 2:2. AT PHILIPPI: the reference is to the scourging
and... [ Continue Reading ]
PAUL AND THE THESSALONIAN CHURCH. The next two paragraphs describe
(_a)_ the effect of Paul's preaching at Thessalonica, (_b)_ his
anxiety with regard to the fate of the Church under stress of
persecution.
1 THESSALONIANS 2:14. JUDÆ A: _ i.e._ Palestine. We have no details
regarding the persecutio... [ Continue Reading ]