1 Thessalonians
SALUTATION (I:1)
I. THE NATURE OF THE CHURCH
(1:2-10)
A. The character of the
church (1:2-3)
B. The example of the
church (1:4-7)
C. The reputation of the
church (1:8-10)
II. PAUL'S RELATIONSHIP TO THE
CHURCH (2:1-3:13)
A. His behavior in the
church (2:1-12)
B. His reception by the
church (2:13-16)
C. His concern for the
church (2:17—3:10)
D. His prayer for the
church (3:11-13)
III. THE PROBLEM OF THE CHURCH
(4:1-5:22)
A. Sexual purity (4:1-8)
B. Social conduct (4:9-12)
C. State of the Christian
dead (4:13-18)
D. Times and seasons
(5:1-11)
E. Church officers
(5:12-13)
F. Church responsibilities
(5:14-22)
CONCLUSION (5:23-28)
Taken
from: Robert G. Gromacki,
New Testament Survey, (Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Book House,
1974) |