Paul's Thankfulness for the Church in Thessalonica

Paul felt compelled to thank God because his prayer for the Thessalonians (1 Thessalonians 3:10-13) had been answered. Their faith had been lacking at the time of the first letter but, by the time this second letter was written, Paul was able to say it was growing immeasurably. Their love for each other was also growing. Paul, Silas and Timothy, along with God's churches in other places, rejoiced because they had been longsuffering in their faith during a period of ongoing persecution (1 Thessalonians 1:6; 1 Thessalonians 2:14). They did not give up, though in the midst of severe mental and physical suffering for their faith (2 Thessalonians 1:3-4).

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