1 Thessalonians 2:5-6

⁵As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!

⁶Nor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it.

— 1 Thessalonians 2:5-6

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How Falsehoods Diminish Truth

Article by Rubel Shelly

Why would we discredit the resurrection of Jesus by our lifestyle? Rubel Shelly tells how a famous author fabricated her tale as a Holocaust survivor and then reminds us that this lie diminishes the truth of the Holocaust, and we diminish the truth of Jesus by living in ways which contradict what we say we believe.

Cross References for 1 Thessalonians 2:5-6

• Acts 20:33
• Galatians 1:10
• Romans 1:9
• 2 Corinthians 12:17
• 1 Thessalonians 2:9
• John 5:44
• Philemon 1:8-9
• John 5:41
• 2 Corinthians 10:1-2
• 2 Peter 2:3

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