Class 2: Roger Long - Waiting for Christ Coming (Studies in Thessalonians) - Class 2 - Pressure and Persecution
Speaker: Roger Long
Part of Waiting for Christ’s Coming (Studies in Thessalonians) (1994) · 50:34
The class discusses the persecution faced by the Thessalonian ecclesia and Paul's inability to return due to Roman authority. It emphasizes the importance of faith, hope, and endurance in the face of tribulation and persecution, drawing parallels with Jesus' parable of the sower.
Passages: Acts 17:1-10, 1 Thessalonians 1:6, 1 Thessalonians 2:14, 1 Thessalonians 3:3, Matthew 13:5-21