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Saint Paul’s Letters to the Thessalonians, and Pastoral Letters is unavailable, but you can change that!

The First Epistle to the Thessalonians was written to the young church in Thessalonica after Paul fled the city due to persecution by Jews. This letter brought encouraging news to the Thessalonians and reassured them of the exalted fate of those who died as a result of persecution. Still, confusion persisted concerning Paul’s teaching of Christianity, Christian conduct, and Christ’s second...

thank God for choosing them, for their election shows that they are “beloved by the Lord”. (On the meaning of “beloved by God”, see the note on 1 Thess 1:4.) The mention of the three divine Persons reminds us that salvation is the joint work of the Blessed Trinity: God the Father chooses the person to obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ through the sanctifying action of the Spirit. Man, who is submerged in sin and unable to free himself by his own efforts, is offered, by the entire Trinity,
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