Chapter two is Paul’s summary explanation of what solid practical Christian ministry looks like. He did this by reminding the Thessalonians how he ministered there, specifically by using various forms of the key phrases, “you know” or “you recall” or “you are witnesses” (1 Thessalonians 2:1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 11) and repeatedly pointing to […]
Chapter sixteen concludes Paul’s letter with a reminder, a schedule plan, and a final greeting. First, Paul reminded them that he had been collecting funds to take with him to Jerusalem for the impoverished saints there. Second Corinthians will come back to this topic, but for now, Paul simply asked them to set a little
Chapter fifteen concludes the teaching portion of Paul’s letter. The final topic he needed to address was the resurrection. His opening statement, that he wanted “to make clear…the gospel,” reminds us that some of these believers were still “infants in Christ” (3:1) and that they were uncertain on the basic doctrines of the faith. It was
