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6 aNor did we seek glory from men, either from you or from others, when bwe might have cmade demands das apostles of Christ.  
7 But awe were gentle among you, just as a nursing mother cherishes her own children.  
8 So, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased ato impart to you not only the gospel of God, but also bour own lives, because you had become dear to us.  
9 For you remember, brethren, our alabor and toil; for laboring night and day, bthat we might not be a burden to any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.  
10 aYou are witnesses, and God also, bhow devoutly and justly and blamelessly we behaved ourselves among you who believe;  
11 as you know how we exhorted, and comforted, and1 charged every one of you, as a father does his own children,  
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Although the context is somewhat different, I Thessalonians 2:1-16, like Romans 1:15, reinforces the point that "preaching the gospel" includes teaching the church. Not just a means of conversion, the preaching of the gospel supplies continued growth in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ. Paul followed this procedure in Thessalonica. He preached to the Thessalonians for a long time, stretching from their first exposure to the gospel through conversion until with further growth they became imitators of the churches of God in Judea (verse 14).

John W. Ritenbaugh
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Related Topics: Church, The | Church, Work of the | Conversion, Process of | Doing God's Work | Gospel | Preaching the Gospel | Preparing the Bride for Christ | Process of Spiritual Growth | Spiritual Growth | Spiritual Growth, Process of




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