To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God

 

Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone; And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith: That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto. For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know. For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain. But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you: Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith: For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.  For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God; Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith? Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.  And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:  To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints. (1 Thessalonians 3:1-13)

 

『 Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.  And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few. 』 (Acts 17:3-4)

A large group of godly Greeks and a lot of ladies were the fruit of the gospel of the apostles Paul and Silas. On the Balkans, the apostle Paul's evangelistic work took place in several places. Among them, Philippi, Thessalonica, and Corinth were especially written in the Bible. Thus, the apostle Paul's thessalonian heart is expressed in 2:17-20.
Paul said, "It is the face, not the heart, that we have left you for a while." He also confesses in the epistle to the letter, "I have worked hard to see your face with enthusiasm."
Paul is telling the church members that Thessalonica tried to go to the church twice, but was forced to go to Thessalonica. The apostle Paul said the Thessalonians were "our glory and joy."

The apostle Paul's affection for the Thessalonians is also found in 2:2『But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention. 』 When sending Timothy, looking at the situation of the apostle Paul, he escaped from Thessalonica to the Berea region because of the turmoil caused by the poor in the market. Again, the apostle Paul's passion for the gospel did not cool. By preaching the Gospel to the people of Berea, it was the fruit of the Gospel. As in Thessalonica, if you look at Acts 17:12 in Berea,『 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few. 』. However, the problem was that in Thessalonica, the people who interfered with the apostle Paul came to Berea about 40km away, causing a commotion. A similar incident occurred when the apostle Paul preached the gospel in Lystra on the first evangelism journey. The apostle Paul healed a person who was unable to walk when he was born in Lystra, and healed him by the work of the Holy Spirit. As a result of this healing event, Paul and Barnabas were able to hear Hermes and Zeus from the Lystra people. So, the rumors flowed to the places before the apostle Paul came to Lystra, Inigoon and Pisidia Antioch. Both areas are about 45 km and about 225 km from Lydra. From here, the Jews came to the Lystra region and urged the crowds to create a commotion, interfering with the apostle Paul.

In Acts 14:19『And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead. 』 In this difficult evangelistic ministry, there is something the apostle Paul said. In Acts 14:21-22『 And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,  Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God. 』

As at this time, the apostle Paul wanted the Thessalonians not to be shaken during the tribulation, even though he was suffering. The apostle Paul was not the only one who suffered in the Thessalonica and was in trouble because of refuge. Those who heard and followed the gospel of Christ from the apostle Paul also suffered in Thessalonica. Representatives are Jason and his brothers in Acts 17:5-6.『 But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people. And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also; 』

They were brought to the crowds and redeemed because of their sympathy with the gospel of Christ preached by the apostle Paul. Not only was Jason and his brothers in trouble. The apostle Paul did not want the difficult "preaching of the gospel of Christ to be left in trouble." So, the apostle Paul wanted to return to Thessalonica as soon as possible to see the Thessalonians and share the words of comfort. The apostle Paul eventually sent Timothy when the work was not going smoothly. The apostle Paul wanted to comfort the Thessalonians even by sending Timothy on his behalf.

『 And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith』 The apostle Paul knew very well the fragility of the new believers. What they need is to strengthen their faith every time they shake. It is to comfort the faith so that it does not shake. The ultimate reason for beginners to be comforted in their religious lives is "No one is to be shaken during these tribulations." It tells us that we need firmness and comfort in faith in order not to be shaken during the tribulation, and that we need God's workers to preach the gospel of Christ, such as the apostles Paul and Timothy.

Like the Thessalonians, only newcomers were not in need of comfort during the tribulation. First believers and seniors of faith also needed comfort during the tribulation. 『Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith: 』

Here, the brothers refer to the Thessalonians who are new believers, and "We" means Paul and Siluano, Silas and Timothy. Evangelicals have been in need of their economy, or they have been in trouble because of evangelical adversaries. In this case, the element that comforts evangelists is not the material that solves the economic need, but the fact that they are comforted by the beliefs of new believers who live the faith by listening to the Gospel or hearing the Gospel from others.

 The apostle Paul wanted the Thessalonians to stand firm
『For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord. 』Said. This statement implies the relief. As a pastor, the apostle Paul expresses the affectionate heart that he can breathe a sigh of relief only when the Thessalonians, the fruit of evangelism, stand firmly. The Apostle Paul wanted Thessalonians to grow their faith and to strengthen their love and faith for each other, and for the holy life of the Saints until the Lord came again.