2 Thessalonians 1:3
We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.
What it says
Paul says they are bound to thank God continually because the Thessalonians' faith is growing more and more and their love for one another is increasing.
What it is doing
It turns the greeting into thankful recognition of visible growth.
In context
1Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, 2Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing. 4That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.