2 Thessalonians

Themes and Insights from 2 Thessalonians

Theme 1: Suffering has 2 purposes for the Christian and these are to make believers more like Christ and to spread the gospel. Paul told the Thessalonian believers that their suffering was evidence of the righteousness of God and was intended to make them worthy of the kingdom of God. (2 Thessalonians 1:5). Paul told them that he prayed that Christ would be glorified in them and that by his power might share in the work of the Lord. (2 Thessalonians 2:16).

Theme 2: Every individual must work at a task and not be idle. Paul told the Thessalonians that they needed to be like him, Timothy and Silas and not be idle. They were not idol but rather paid for their food with toil and sweat and work continually so they would not be a burden to any individual. (2 Thessalonians 3: 7-8).