“In this lesson ‘How We Know We are Chosen by God, Part 1,’ we begin to explore the reasons why Paul was assured of the true salvation of these new believers in Thessalonica. Paul affirms their election by God, and he underscores the reasons for this. It boils down to how they received the Gospel in vss. 4 and 5, and Paul makes the case that God had supernaturally prepared them to receive the message of salvation the right way.”