Hope and the Judgment of God

In this week's sermon from 2 Thessalonians 1:5–12, Pastor LJ preached that the ongoing faith and steadfastness of persecuted believers is not evidence of God's abandonment but evidence of His righteous judgment, a judgment that will bring eternal condemnation to those who reject the gospel and eternal glory and rest to those who believe. Pastor LJ cautioned against seeking suffering for its own…