Note 4 at 1 Th. 4:2: It would be a rare thing indeed to find someone today who would give commandments to others. It's not politically correct. Most people believe that no one should be that sure of himself. And besides, there aren't absolutes in our society today. What's good for one person might not be right for another. However, that's not Paul's attitude.

Paul was adamant about what he taught. He went so far as to say that even if an angel would try to correct something he had taught, the Galatians should rebuke it (Gal. 1:8-9). That's being remarkably confident that what he was preaching was the truth. Paul could be that confident because he didn't get his message from men but directly from God (Gal. 1:11-12).

The apostle Peter also echoed this same attitude when he said, "If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth?"(1 Pet. 4:11). We need more ministers like Paul and Peter who received their messages from God instead of men.