"For now we live, if you are standing fast in the Lord."
— 1 Thes 3:8
1 Thessalonians 3 recounts the sending of Timothy to check on the faith of the Thessalonians and Paul's relief upon receiving good news.
🙏 Joy over Steadfast Faith (3:6-13)
1 Thes 3:8-10
"For now we live, if you are standing fast in the Lord. For what thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for your sake before our God?"
The pastoral interdependence: Paul 'lives' when the Thessalonians stand firm. The genuine pastor’s life is bound to the spiritual well-being of the flock.