1 and 2 Thessalonians (SSQ 3Q12)

The Thessalonians faced stresses, strains, struggles, even outright persecution. In other words, life for them, as for all of us had its hard moments. How easy and understandable it would have been for them to fall into futility, nihilism, and pessimism. Instead, the Thessalonians had a sure hope, a hope based on what Christ had done for them, a hope that pointed to the greatest promise of all – the Second Coming. Though Paul chided the Thessalonians, as they had behavioral, as well as theo...