“In this lesson ‘How We Know We are Chosen by God, Part 2,’ Paul continues to outline why he was assured of the true salvation of these new believers in Thessalonica. Paul declares they became imitators of himself and of the Lord, they received the Gospel message with joy despite their severe suffering, and they became an example to others. These things show the dynamics of what true discipleship really involves; it is a process of duplication ‘in Christ.'”