How did Paul
end this 2nd letter to Thessalonica? ...or more to the point, how
can we wrap up this letter?
There’s
plenty of encouragement, comfort, consolation, hope, grace, love, patience,
peace.....
There’s also warning to those who
choose to be lazy busy-bodies: “Get
to work and eat your own bread!”
Notice
that there’s no warning about not worshipping the antichrist or taking his
mark.
Notice also
that 4 times Paul speaks of his commands and twice he mentions ‘traditions’.
May
be these are just Paul’s opinions?... or he’s just speaking of culture?
Oh no...
These are commands (Gk paraggello:
transmitted message) with supreme authority....
“in the name of our
Lord Jesus Christ”
Even ‘the
traditions’ carry the same authority...
The Greek word ‘paradosis’ means:
transmission of ordinance.
We’d better
pay attention, hey.
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