In Paul's commendation to the Thessalonian church, we see that the believers in Thessalonica turned from idols to serve God and they were waiting for Jesus' return.

There are many people who believe that Jesus existed and that he was a good man or a good teacher. However, Jesus didn't leave the door open to believe that. Jesus' claims about himself force us all into an all-or-nothing choice.

While it's tempting to look past the greeting in 1 Thessalonians to get into the "meat" of the letter, to do so would cause us to miss some powerful truths - including the effect that faith, love, and hope has on followers of Jesus.

In a pluralistic society, one of the greatest "sins" that can be committed is to claim exclusive truth. As a result, many people say that Jesus is not the only way to get to God. However, that's not what Jesus said at all.

Pastor Dave introduces a new series of studies on 1 & 2 Thessalonians. In this study, he shares the history of the church in Thessalonica and looks at the events that led up to Paul writing the epistles.

In part four of our series, "Answering Our Culture," we dive deeper into the reasons why we can trust the Bible.