For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again. That is, if we believe this, we ought also to believe that those who have died in the fa…

For if . . .—This provides a reason for thinking that if the The alonians knew and believed the truth, they should not be so miser…

There is such a union between Christ and his people that they never can be divided from him. In life, they live in him; in death, they sleep in him…

For Christians, relief from sorrow is related to what the future holds. Just as “Jesus died and rose again,” so will “those who have fallen asleep …

For if we believe. He assumes this axiom of our faith: that Christ was raised up from the dead so that we might be partakers of the same r…

For if we believe that Jesus died, and rose again
As every Christian does, for both the death and resurrection of Ch…

Here is comfort for the relations and friends of those who die in the Lord. Grief for the death of friends is lawful; we may weep for our own lo , …

Previously, Paul aimed to bring the The alonians to the practice of self-control instead of sinful desire, and to curtail their idlene . Now he urg…