Paul is summarising the message which he has been preaching in the public square, the good news of what Jesus has done with a call to turn from idols. He wants people to stop bringing the kind of vain sacrifices with which they are busy, and he does not want them to continue worshipping Zeus (1 Thessalonians 1:9).1 They must let go of their idols and turn to serve God whom he is proclaiming to them (see Exodus 20:11; Psalm 146:6).2 If they want to honour God who has worked a miracle then they must not bring sacrifices to idols.
15 en s'écriant: O hommes, pourquoi agissez-vous de la sorte? Nous aussi, nous sommes des hommes de la même nature que vous; et, vous apportant une bonne nouvelle, nous vous exhortons à renoncer à ces choses vaines, pour vous tourner vers le Dieu vivant, qui a fait le ciel, la terre, la mer, et tout ce qui s'y trouve.