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The two epistles to the Thessalonians are study in contrasts. A comparison reveals considerable similarities of structure and language, but differences in tone and content. The most important concerns of the first letter all but disappear in the second, and minor concerns of the first letter increase in intensity in the second. Even when issues and concerns are shared by both, 2 Thessalonians...

“Steadfastness of hope” is perhaps the phrase easiest to underinterpret, especially if we hear it as part of the familiar triad of “faith, hope, and love.” The problem arises when hope becomes a Christian virtue in the sense that Christians are called to be optimistic, cheerful types, no matter what difficulties life hands them. The complete phrase is “steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ” (emphasis added), and we do not have to read far into 1 Thessalonians to know that this is a very
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