1 THESSALONIANS

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The wrath of God comes on those who reject the gospel.
Jesus' death and resurrection are the basis for the Christian's hope.
Christians are destined not for wrath but for salvation at Jesus' coming.
Christians who die will participate fully in the second coming.
Those who respond to the gospel have been elected by God in prehistory and called by God, and they continue to be called by God throughout their earthly lives.
Christians should live lives of comprehensive holiness.
Christians must never shirk their responsibility to work.
The authenticity of the gospel is confirmed by the integrity of its preachers.
Joy, especially in suffering, is a mark of the Christian.
Christians experience the realities of the prophesied new covenant.
Faith, hope and love are essential and universal traits of the Christian.

**Taken from the Crossway ESV Study Bible