1 Thessalonians key verses

1 Thessalonians 1:9-10 “You turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, and to wait for his Son from heaven... Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.”

Conversion and hope

1 Thessalonians 2:13 “You received the word of God, which you heard from us... not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God.”

Receiving God’s word

1 Thessalonians 4:3 “For this is the will of God, your sanctification.”

The call to holiness

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 “The dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive... will be caught up together with them... and so we will always be with the Lord.”

The comfort of Christ’s return

1 Thessalonians 5:9-10 “God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us.”

Destined for salvation

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”

The shape of a godly life

1 Thessalonians 5:23 “Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely... blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Kept blameless for His coming