1Th 1:4 | JFB | e4.org | 4. Knowing —Forasmuch as we know. your election of God —The Greek is rather, "beloved by God"; so . "Your election" means that God has elected you as individual believers to eternal life ( ).

‏ 1 Thessalonians 1:4

4. Knowing—Forasmuch as we know.

your election of God—The Greek is rather, "beloved by God"; so Ro 1:7; 2Th 2:13. "Your election" means that God has elected you as individual believers to eternal life (Ro 11:5, 7; Col 3:12; 2Th 2:13).