A Foundational Truth: Our Faith Is Backed Up by Fact

We Have a Forgiven Past: Jesus Died We Have a Verifiable Faith: The Resurrection (1 Thess 4:14)

Paul begins by reminding the Thessalonians of the most significant truth of the Christian faith: “We believe that Jesus died and rose again.”

Christianity is a historical faith. It is not some whimsical religious belief that is detached from the real world. It is rooted in verifiable history. It’s not simply a faith; it’s a reasonable faith. It is on the foundations of this reasonable faith that the future hope of every Christian rests.

We Have a Trustworthy Guide: The Scriptures (1 Thess 4:15a)

The Certainty of His Coming (1 Thess 4:16

The Suddenness of His Coming (1 Thess 4:16)

The Specifics of His Coming (1 Thess 4:16–17)

We Have Assurance about Tomorrow (1 Thess 4:17b)

We Have Hope for Our Lives Today (1 Thess 4:18)