Background on 1 Thessalonians

I did some reading on the background of Thessalnians and wanted to share it with you.

We read in Acts 17 about Paul, Silas, and Timothy dropping by Thessalonica and preaching publicly on the sabbath 3 weeks in a row. Thessalonica was a port city with over 100,000 people there. It was the capital of the Roman province of Macedonia. Anyways, haters ended up stirring up crowds and they terrorized Jason, who was one of the dudes that housed them while they were there. So Paul and his sidekicks got out of there and moved on to the next city.

But Paul didn't forget about those who heard the message and believed during their short stay. Apparently, in chapter 4 it talks about someone who had died and commentators speculate that the Thessaolonican Christians were really having a hard time with death. They thought it was a sign of God's disapproval or something and alot of them began to question their faith. So Paul, who was very encouraged by their faith in God and how they turned away from idols (chapter 1), wrote them a letter explaining death and letting them know that no one would be left out when Christ returned for his second coming.

There is a little background for ya. Hope you enjoy this letter and I pray that God transcends his desires for you through these scriptures. Love you guys.