1 Thessalonians seen from the perspective of the gospel of the water and the Spirit

The Biblical Exposition series on First Thessalonians you are now listening to consists of five chapters and covers the entire book, from chapter one through chapter five. The content is organized by topic and divided into two sections: Biblical Exposition and Sermon.What kept the weak from falling was not a religion in word only, but the gospel of the water and the Spirit that came in power.The young church in Thessalonica, established not long before, might well have collapsed under the persecution that pressed in from every side; yet with firm faith, love, and hope it carried the gospel throughout the whole region. What kept these weak people from falling? It was not a religion delivered in word only, but the gospel of the water and the Spirit, which came in power, in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance.This book opens the five chapters of First Thessalonians anew with that very gospel. It is the gospel by which Jesus received baptism from John the Baptist and bore the sin