1 Thessalonians 4

1. The Call to Personal Holiness and Sanctification:

God’s will for every believer is sanctification—the process of being set apart for His purposes.

2. Brotherly Love and Social Conduct:

Paul commends the church's existing love but urges them to "excel more and more".

3. Hope in the Resurrection and Christ's Return:

The community's grief over fellow believers who had died before Jesus' return.