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Survey of the Bible Series: In this series, we take an in-depth look
at each book of the Bible in
order to better
understand the purpose and meaning
of the
Scripture.
2
Thessalonians-
Paul wrote 2 Thessalonians from
Corinth. The topics that Paul addresses in the second epistle
emerged from situations he alluded to in the first epistle.
Paul’s 2nd
epistle contains evidence
that Paul had recently heard news about current conditions in the
Thessalonian church. Most of this information came to him from
Timothy most likely – the person who had carried 1 Thessalonians
to its recipients and had returned to Paul at Corinth.
Some of the news was good. The majority of the
Thessalonians were continuing to grow and to remain faithful to
Christ in spite of persecution. Some of the news was not so good.
False teaching concerning the day of the Lord had entered the
church and was causing confusion and leading some of the
Christians to quit their jobs in expectation of the Lord's return
(3:6-15).
Three purposes are evident from the contents of
the epistle. First, Paul wrote to encourage the Thessalonian
believers to continue to persevere in the face of continuing
persecution (1:3-10). Second, he wanted to clarify events
preceding the day of the Lord in order to refute the false
teaching that the day of the Lord had already come upon them
(2:1-12). Finally, he instructed the church how to deal with lazy
Christians in their midst (3:6-15).
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