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do you do Our love for one another as believers in Christ isn't simply a natural fondness that's based on shared DNA or mutual attraction or common

interests it's a supernatural affection. Today on Truth for Life we'll find out

what forges this deep connection as Alistairbegg investigates its source, its force, and its course.

He's teaching from 1st Thessalonians chapter 2 focusing on verses 17 through 20.

Paul and Silas and Timothy had enemies, we've noted that, their insinuations would appear to be,

that the Thessalonian believers had been abandoned and that their spiritual parents, namely these folks, especially Paul, had been

too frightened to come back and see them.

And the insinuations deep into the lives of these people

were such that Paul felt it important to address this

as he writes to these Thessalonian believers.

And in verse 17 through here, actually for a fair section into chapter 3,

he rebuts his critics.

And it is clear that Paul was not only committed to the word

of God but he was equally committed to the people of God and the pattern of his pastoral care clearly in his mind is the best of parental care and

that is why he has been using these pictures of children and of being a mother and a father to them.

Says John Stott, he felt and acted towards them as if they were his own children,

which indeed they were since he had introduced them to Christ.

Christa's stom and somewhat prosaic and yet moving language says, of what fiery warmth is this? Never could either mother or father,

yea if they even met together and commingled their love, have shown their own affection to be equivalent to that of Paul.

Allow your eyes to scan again these few verses that we have read in this wonderful illustration of genuine affection.

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