Until after Jerusalem was destroyed the churches waited, as though the Lord would soon be revealed. We know not the hour when he may either come, or we be called to him. R. L. Rohrbaugh, ed. A reader knowing this material has a firm basis for sympathetically understanding the conflicts between Jesus and Pharisees which run through the gospel stories. Real Video Sermon , On-Line Illustrated Sermon , related Bible Study and Devotion .
Faith is hard work.
We sometimes have confused belief with faith and it is not the same. The Salutation , and The Commendation and Thanksgiving , from An Exegetical and Devotional Commentary on 1 Thessalonians, by J. Hampton Keathley III at the Biblical Studies Foundation. Pre-print article at Corpus Paulinum .