[smvoice]

In Thessalonica Paul had reasoned with them out of the Scriptures for three Sabbath days with men who were unwilling to listen, until they stirred up persecution against him and he was driven away. He REASONED WITH THEM OUT OF THE SCRIPTURES. And instead of desiring to know the truth from the written word of God, they would rather reject Paul's reasoning and compare it to Scripture, than possibly LEARN something that would have put them at odds with the popular leaders. And possibly effect their standing in the community. They would rather be Orthodox than Scriptural.

Sound familiar? We deal with this DAILY here.

Compare the Bereans. They were not willing to accept what Paul said just because he said it. They would listen and consider, but would NOT concede, without real evidence from the Scriptures, that the TRUTH had been preached. Paul's Word MUST be subjected to God's WORD. True spiritual greatness.

[vladimir998]

You wrote:

“He REASONED WITH THEM OUT OF THE SCRIPTURES.”

Which means traditions. Not only is scripture some tradition written down, but it cannot be explained, interpretated without tradition. Also, since no New Testament yet existed, St. Paul had to relate oral stories (tradition) to explain how the Old Testament was fulfilled by Christ.