Paul's Confidence in the Thessalonians

In contrast to some men who could not be trusted, Paul said God is completely trustworthy. Those placing their trust in God will be made firm by Him so that they will not fall prey to Satan or his devices. Paul was confident that the Christians in Thessalonica were obeying the Lord's commandments and would keep on obeying if they relied upon Christ to be their strengthening force (1 Peter 4:13). Notice that Paul's confidence in the brethren stemmed from his confidence in the Lord. Paul's prayer was that the Lord would lead them into the love of God which would naturally lead to obedience (1 John 5:3) Also, he asked that they be given the same ability to endure trials that Christ had shown while on earth (2 Thessalonians 3:3-5).

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