1 Thessalonians 5:9 meaning and explanation

For God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:9, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is writing to a young congregation in Thessalonica that had been unsettled about the fate of believers who had died before Christ's return. In this verse he reassures them: God's purpose for them is not wrath but salvation.

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