Paul commends persecuted Thessalonian believers for their organized religious belief inwards the midst of trials (2 Thessalonians 1).
He too then prays a wonderful prayer for them. It’s what I similar to telephone telephone an “Our Part, His Part” passage, of Scripture.
Paul prays:
1. That the Thessalonians volition alive worthy lives – our part.
2. That God volition give them ability to compass everything prompted past times their organized religious belief – God’s part.
The “Our Part” of the Bible is oft ignored inwards modern Christianity.
This is partly due to a pop description of God’s love non establish inwards Scripture: “unconditional love.” If God's love were unconditional inwards every aspect, He'd accept no expectations of us. But He does.
God's love is improve than unconditional – it’s a love that refuses to exit us inwards our sin.
"Therefore,my honey friends ...continue to run out your salvation alongside fright too trembling [seriously too deliberately], for it is God who plant inwards yous to volition too to human activity inwards guild to fulfill his practiced purpose." Philippians 2:12-13
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To read to a greater extent than close the wrong utilization of "unconditional love": Better Than Unconditional
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