Comments on 1 & 2 Thessalonians

This is a verse by verse study of 1 & 2 Thessalonians using the NASB text. This church was greatly beloved by Paul. Paul and his companions planted the church of the Thessalonians during his second missionary journey. However, the missionaries had to flee from the dangers of the Jews and the pagans who sought to do them harm. So Paul could only stay there a few weeks. In spite of this, the church of the Thessalonians grew and became very evangelistic throughout that part of the Roman Empire. Paul wrote to encourage them and tell them they were doing a good job. However, there were some issues they needed to correct, most notably that some refused to work and support their families, and some had a poor understanding of the doctrine of Christ's second coming.