“Paul’s direct message to the Thessalonians in this letter was concerned with the second coming of the Lord in Glory. For us today, however, I believe there is a larger message, both to the Christian worker and to the individual believer who helps to constitute the church of Jesus Christ. In this letter we see the Spirit’s method of producing and reproducing Christians.” Following this theme, the letter falls into the following outline: Producing Christian Patterns, Observing Missionary Patterns, Perfecting the Christian Patterns, Using the Christian Patterns. Includes approximate chronology of the life of Paul. Christian Efficiency Course Bible Study Handbook.
