be inclusive of all humanity. This is especially important in an age in which inclusive language is becoming more the norm, and people reading Scripture without any biblical background may too easily assume that a word like “men” or “brothers” means only males. To be a Christian is by definition to be loved by God, who showed his love for us by sending his Son (Rom 5:8–10). This may be what Paul means by speaking of the Thessalonians as “taught by God to love each other” (1 Thess 4:9; see Rom 5:8).