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1 & 2 Thessalonians: A Bible Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition is unavailable, but you can change that!

The Apostle Paul’s letters to the Thessalonians have much to say about how to act as God’s church. Paul tells us that the Thessalonians were a model church for their fellow Christians. Through the exploration of Paul’s letter to the Thessalonians and an analysis of the Thessalonian church, Warren Woolsey gives us a clear picture of how the Thessalonians are an example for us today. Woolsey takes...

above board” (The New Testament in Modern English). These high standards of content, motive, and method continue to serve as the marks of God’s true spokespersons today. Then, repudiating the false accusations with a strong On the contrary (2:4), Paul reinforces his claim to integrity in a positive affirmation. He has a sacred stewardship, having been entrusted with the gospel (2:4; see also 1 Corinthians 4:1–2; 9:17; Galatians 2:7; 1 Timothy 1:11; 2 Timothy 2:2; Titus 1:3), but only after having
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