Final Exhortations and Conclusion — Now that the Thessalonians can relax concerning the dead, Paul admonished them to concentrate on godly living. This includes respecting their elders and each oth…
Month: August 2016
1 Thessalonians 4:13 – 5:11
Assurances of Salvation — Paul assures the believers in Thessalonica that those who have died after having believed will certainly not miss out on the salvation of God. He then provides assurance t…
Source: 1 Thessalonians 4:13 – 5:11
1 Thessalonians 4:1-12
Your Ultimate Goal: to Please God! — Paul calls on the Thessalonians to please God by living in holiness and love. He specifically urges them to practice sexual purity, to lead a quiet life, and to…
Source: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12
1 Thessalonians 2:17 – 3:13
Paul expresses his concern for the Thessalonian believers. He was concerned that the missionaries’ premature departure from Thessalonica and his own failure to return should not be misinterpreted a…
Source: 1 Thessalonians 2:17 – 3:13
1 Thessalonians 2:1-16
Paul defends his motives by recounting his behavior among the Thessalonians and their response to him when he was with them. It seems that there were some who had come in to disrupt the new-found f…
Source: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16