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1 Thessalonians 2:6–8 · BSB
2:6 Nor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it.
2:7 On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.
2:8 We cared so deeply that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives as well. That is how beloved you have become to us.
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…So great was our affection to you that we determined to impart not just the gospel of God, but our very lives, because you were so dear to us.1 Thessalonians 2:1-8. As he writes to them, I don't know if you can hear the trepidation, the hesitancy, the concern for how his words were going to be received. He had…
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…Not marriage. Think of the many places in the New Testament where intimate fellowship is envisioned. Like 1 John, chapter 4, verses 7 to 21. Or1 Thessalonians, chapter 2, verses 6 to 8. Or Paul's famous love poem, 1 Corinthians, chapter 13. Love is patient. Love is kind. Or Jesus' farewell discourse to his friends in John, chapter…
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