What did the Thessalonians turn from and to according to 1 Thessalonians 1:9?
According to 1 Thessalonians 1:9, the Thessalonians turned from idols to God, so as to serve the true and living God. This was a genuine conversion in a pagan city filled with statues, gods, goddesses, and immorality, as they believed the gospel.
Les explains that Paul could come into a pagan city with all of its pagan statues, gods, and goddesses, and all their attendant immorality, and preach how God came in the flesh, went to the cross, and was raised from the dead. The Thessalonians believed it and turned from idols to serve the true and living God. It was a wonder of wonders, and Paul's preaching had such an impact that the world accused him of turning the Roman world upside down—though one pastor said it was really the other way around, turning it right side up.
For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
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What does it mean that the Thessalonians turned to God from idols?
The Thessalonians' conversion is described as turning to God from idols in order to serve the true and living God, and their own testimony showed what kind of entry Paul's team had among them.
Why did the Thessalonians turn from idols to God?
In 1 Thessalonians 1:9 the Thessalonians are described as having turned to God from idols, and the stated purpose of that turning was that they might serve the living God.