3:5 Kind of an odd statement to make. Did Paul really think their efforts could have been useless, given how he talks about the outpouring of God's Spirit in 1:4?
3:12-13 Two great prayers for people that Paul dearly loved.
4:3-8 In this small section on sexual immorality, v. 6 remains a bit obscure to me: "...no one should wrong his brother or take advantage of him." In what way? Unless "brother" in this case is used as a generic for brothers and sisters, in which case it starts to make a bit more sense. A bit more, anyway.
4:9-10 Love one another. Seems like we've heard that somewhere before....
4:11-12 Future memory verses.
4:13 I find the thought of unbelievers grieving with no hope to be extremely sad. How many in Haiti grieve that way today? How many in Louisville?
4:13-18 Some people have mocked Christianity for its belief in "pie-in-the-sky by and by." But this passage (from which most teachings about the Rapture are drawn) makes it clear that the restoration of our lost relationships and our hope in being with Christ forever are integral to our faith. Indeed, Paul says in 1 Cor. 15:19 that if there is no resurrection then Christians are the most pathetic people on earth.
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