1. Exposition

How does the subject of hope feature in 1 Thessalonians?

1 Thessalonians 4:13 (ESV)

13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.

The hope of a Christian is one of the main themes in this letter (e.g., 1 Thessalonians 1:3; 1 Thessalonians 5:8).