Paul's missing letter after Thessalonica?

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1still_waters

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Acts 17
Now when they had traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. 2 And according to Paul’s custom, he went to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 3 [a]explaining and [b]giving evidence that the [c]Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you is the [d]Christ.” 4 And some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas,[e]along with a large number of the God-fearing Greeks and [f]a number of the leading women.
. 5 But the Jews, becoming jealous and taking along some wicked men from the market place, formed a mob and set the city in an uproar; and attacking the house of Jason, they were seeking to bring them out to the people. 6 When they did not find them, they began dragging Jason and some brethren before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have upset [g]the world have come here also; 7 [h]and Jason has welcomed them, and they all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.” 8 They stirred up the crowd and the city authorities who heard these things.9 And when they had received a [i]pledge from Jason and the others, they released them.
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Has anyone discovered a hidden letter from Paul like we see below?

Dear Timothy, Titus, and Apollos.

We just got attacked by a huge mob in Thessalonica. I was wondering if you three could go there and survey the mob creators and ask them what they'd like to hear covered in a sermon?

Ask them how they would like church ran. See what kind of music they like.

Are these folks into more contemporary Roman music, or do they like stuff from the old Greek, Babylonian, and Persian times?

We really need to get more seeker sensitive and operate church the way they like it.

Sincerely
Paul
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Anyone?
 
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I think I once saw a facsimile of that letter on display at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove Ca. back in the early '90's.
Now changed names to Christ Cathedral since...

The Christ Cathedral (Crystal Cathedral)
 
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Elin

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1still_waters said:
Has anyone discovered a hidden letter from Paul like we see below?



Anyone?
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"Seeker sensitive" - let's not offend by preaching the gospel (their only hope).

"Seeker sensitive" - preaching a gospel for the goats (goats never become sheep).
 
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We have story in scripture we do not need a letter to know, it says in Acts about the mob forming.
 
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What's the spiritual edifying focus of this thread?:confused:
 
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BlackPlatypus said:
How is it missing when there's an alleged copy as posted in your OP? Where did you get that pasted version from?
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It was asked, LIKE the one below!

The point is that no letter exists, but this is the way many churches run today, of course if it was in the Bible, then it be fine, but on the contary, it is not fine, many churches do not even preach the Gospel it is all about money and filling seats, you can not do that with spiritually dead by telling them they are going to hell for not accepting and following Christ.

This is not a new thing either, the brilliant preacher Charles Spurgeon made it clear in many of his ser
mons about this subject. Here is a quote which many so called minister, pastor and preacher should put up on their wall

“The motto of all true servants of God must be, ‘We preach Christ; and him crucified.’ A sermon without Christ in it is like a loaf of bread without any flour in it. No Christ in your sermon, sir? Then go home, and never preach again until you have something worth preaching.” 7 Sep 1876 sermon 2899
 
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I don't see how a church sermon/message couldn't contain Christ and him crucified. That just doesn't gel with me. But there's nothing wrong with presenting God's Word in a manner that speaks to people in different cultures. The Word stays the same, but the presentation changes. That's not a sin.
 
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