Though imperfect (3:10), the Thessalonians were standing fast in their faith (3:8), so Paul writes this letter as a response to encourage them all the more. The city of Thessalonica was a ...

In the first entry in the 1 Thessalonians Bible Junkies Commentary I began by looking at introductory matters, which were comprised of comments on the nature of a Greco-Roman letter, and the ...

From May to August 2013, I wrote a commentary on Paul’s First Letter to the Thessalonians. The fourth online Bible Junkies Commentary, which begins with this post, will be a study of Paul’s ...

In his First Letter to the Thessalonians, Paul addresses the new Thessalonian community of believers in Christ as the "Church of the Thessalonians." In addition to local Christian communities ...

The Thessalonians were just as bound by the teaching when Paul spoke it to them and Timothy further exhorted them, as when they received Paul’s letter. 1 Thessalonians 2:13 And we also thank God ...

Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians emphasizes this truth. The people were struggling with anxiety and fear. Paul saw he needed to bolster their faith. He urged them to keep up the good ...

It is a resolute hope that finds its strength in the promises of God. “Since we believe that Jesus died and rose again,” Paul writes to the Thessalonians, “even so, through Jesus, God will bring with ...