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1 & 2 Thessalonians: Verse by Verse is unavailable, but you can change that!

Paul’s letters to the church in Thessalonica are often considered two of the less important of his letters, but they were written to an important city and a church facing important issues. In addition to addressing the issue of Christ’s return and the problem of people who refused to work, these letters model a truly loving relationship between a pastor and a congregation. In 1 & 2 Thessalonians...

continual gratitude (“always … for you”) is common (Rom 1:8; 1 Cor 1:4; Phil 1:4; and others) and reflects his prayer life, as he regularly prayed for his “brothers and sisters” in the family of God. He adds, “rightly so” (Greek, “as is fitting”), adding emphasis to his earlier “ought.” The first stressed the divine obligation behind his thanksgiving, this the human appropriateness of it in light of their exemplary conduct. Both before God and before man, such gratitude is completely mandated. The
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