Now the Bereans were of more noble character (eugenes) than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true — Eugenes here denotes intellectual generosity and methodological rigor, not class status. The Bereans embody the Reformation principle: sola scriptura. Luke's portrait celebrates active, daily scriptural scrutiny as the mark of genuine faith.

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