Christians are to be imitators of God, which means to walk in love just as Christ loved us and to avoid the evil of our former lives.
The Thessalonian Christians show us what it looks like to live out God’s grace under persecution.
The chief priest could not control his wicked sons, so God removed them all and raised up the one who could intercede between humans...
No matter how bad things get, God is still working out his own holy will through seen and unseen agents.
