1 thessalonians

Ive just read through the book, or letter, of 1 thessalonians lately. for such a short letter theres a lot of stuff in it. probably the 2 things that stood out to me the most were the fact that they were quite open with their faith - i think its in chapter 1 where it says that, 'from you the word of the lord has sounded forth...' to the surrounding areas. this is quite challenging i suppose - to be more confident in talking to people about God, although without throwing it at them, y'know, sensitivity is always required. And the second thing was that they 'became imitators of the churches of God...'. This was quite encouraging as it encourages us to follow good role models in their conduct and behaviour/faith. obviously not to the point where we just follow them, but only inasmuch as they help us to follow God.