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Work and Patronage
Work and Patronage
2 Thessalonians
3:6-10
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When
Apostle Paul first visited Thessalonica, he taught the believers to work for a
living rather than being dependent by demanding support or becoming clients of
non-Christian patrons.
Yet
some of the Thessalonians refused to work.
Paul dealt with these idle Christians in his first letter (1 Thes. 4:11-12; 5:14) but they remained
entrenched and had not changed their ways.
Why did they refuse to work? Possibly, these believers so vividly expected
a quick return of the Lord that they gave up all work. Paul’s teaching about the coming to the Lord,
however never contradicted his basic instruction about the necessity of work
(3:6, 10).
These
idle Christians may have been clients of prominent patrons. Patronage was a fundamental feature of the
Roman economic world. Rich patrons often
supported numerous clients in various ways, such as by giving them food or
money and by representing them in public assembly. Having numerous clients increased the honor
of a patron. However, being a client
brought social obligations that Paul would have wanted the Thessalonians believers
to avoid, especially because their patrons were most likely not Christians.
Paul
set for the Thessalonians an example of self-reliance. While he was among them, he supported himself
(3:7-8; 1 Thes 2:9) Although Paul believed that “those who work deserve to be
fed” (Matt 10:10; 1 Cor. 9:13-16). He did not receive support from the Thessalonians
(he did accept offerings from the Philippians, Phil 4:15-16). Paul wanted the Thessalonians to know that he
did not come to them as a smooth talker hoping for monetary gain (1 Thes 2:5, 9). He wanted them to understand from his example
how they themselves should live.
(A note from NLT Study
Bible)
Related
Reading:
Matthew
10:10
1
Corinthians 9:13-16
Philippians
4:15-16
1
Thessalonians 2:5, 9;
1
Thessalonians 4:11-12;
1
Thessalonians 5:14
Source:
NLT Study Bible, A Tyndale House Publication, Carol Stream, Illinois
N is For Net Neutrality: Internet Users We Are In Danger! Let Us Raise Your Voice
N is for Net Neuterality: Internet Users We Are In Danger!
Raise Your Voice
Only you and I can save the internet!
Yes, the time to raise your voice ends in a few days!
Yes, the last date to submit your application is April 24th,
so hurry up to show your presence by sending a petition to the Government of
India (TRAI).
As we all know the Mobile Operators like Airtel, Idea,
Vodafone are on their way to pressurize the Indian Government to regulate the
internet. That is to say that, you will
be charged separately for using the WhatsApp, Skype, etc. though we have paid
already for that.
If TRAI accept their petition the Mobile operators can even regulate the speed of internet sites,
in fact, we are eventually forced to use the sites they detect for us!
This is really disgusting and scary!
Yes, there is a way out of this problem, or we can stop
their move and demand Net Neutrality.
Yes, TRAI is going to take a decision on the opinion, petition
collected from the internet users, we the net users can air our voice or our protest
by sending a mail to TRAI
Please visit the page: SAVE INTERNET
and click on the button Respond to TRAI
now
Copy the letter provided there, if you would like to add something extra, you
can edit it and send to TRAI.
According to the latest report TRAI has already received 9
lakhs above letters.
You can also join in this campaign and support this great
cause.
The last date to attend this cause is 24th April
2015
So please hurry up and file your concern by visit the the
above site.
Thanks for your valuable time.
Detailed Guide On Mobile SEO-An Infographic. All You Want To Know About Mobile Friendly Page. #Mobilegeddon
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K is for Kingged.com: Earn Money While You Read
Make Money While Your Read!
Yes, I said that!No Wonder!
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I did it! I experienced it!
We all read!
Yes, most of us are readers!
Some among us are writers, who voraciously read and write.
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Why not make some money while you read and write.
This is a wonderful opportunity for those who can read and respond to what they read.
In fact, everyone who can read and write English can participate and win. No restrictions as you need a blog or web; instead, any layman can join in even without owning a web or blog page.
Join in this group and earn money, not only money, but more benefits attached to it.
If you are a web writer or a blogger the benefits are countless.
Yes, I am talking about a wonderful site called kingged.com. The Internet Marketing, Social Website, A content creation suite. Where the writers, especially the blog authors regularly contribute their write-ups as well as submit others contents for curation.
Recently I joined in this site and started reading and writing comments. To my surprise within a short span of time I won several cash giveaways. Some of the screen shots are given below for your further information.
This site is a wonderful place to roam around for those who are involved in writing.
No doubt, this is a best bet to make some income. So join at ones! And earn money while you read! Some of the screen shots showing the winners of the prize money offered for the top commentors: (Click on the pictures to read clearly).
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H is for “Hard” Hard Lessons Learned! (A Page From The History (Life) of Theodore H Epp The Back to the Bible Founder.
Hard Lessons Learned.
(A Page From The Life Book Of Theodore H. Epp—Back to the Bible Founder)
Theodore H. Epp The Founder Director of Back to the Bible Int. |
Our oldest daughter, then six, offered to go to the dairy and get a bottle of skim milk, which cost three cents. My heart was thoroughly discouraged. I paced the floor.
A week had gone by, and we had not received one single letter. This was Thursday. Friday’s broadcast was paid for, but we didn’t have one cent with which to pay for the broadcast the following week. What should we do? What could we do?
To continue reading please click on the below link:
H is for “Hard” Hard Lessons Learned! (A Page From The History (Life) of Theodore H Epp The Back to the Bible Founder.
Source: Back to the Bible, Confident Living Magazine
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