<p>4:9 <i>But concerning love of the brothers, you have no need that anyone write to you. For you yourselves are taught of God to love one another</i>- &quot;But concerning&quot; suggests Paul is going through a list of issues, perhaps brought to his attention as a result of Timothy's visit to them and his report back to Paul. Perhaps the Thessalonians had asked Paul to write to them about brotherly love; his response is that no letter from anyone can teach that better than the teaching they have from God to love one another. God's ongoing involvement in our lives is therefore to be seen as His constant teaching of us &quot;to love&quot;. Peter uses similar ideas as found in this section when he comments that we have been sanctified :7 through the Spirit :8 unto &quot;love of the brothers&quot; (1 Pet. 1:22 s.w.).</p>