8 For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing. 9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; 10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come (1 Thessalonians 1:8-10).
This passage can be summarized very simply. The power of the Gospel changes people inwardly and outwardly. These changes lead believers to share their faith. The spreading of the Faith saves additional people from pending judgment. So, there is a sense of urgency here. That urgency is made manifest by the knowledge that there is the wrath of God to come.
This passage can be summarized very simply. The power of the Gospel changes people inwardly and outwardly. These changes lead believers to share their faith. The spreading of the Faith saves additional people from pending judgment. So, there is a sense of urgency here. That urgency is made manifest by the knowledge that there is the wrath of God to come.
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