WHO IS IDLE / 2 THESSALONIANS 3:6

(KJV) 2 Thessalonians 3:6

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

Those who were idle were people who were lazy and unwilling to work. Some were too proud to do certain types of work, and others thought that Christ’s soon return meant that they did not need to occupy themselves with working to make a living. As a result, they were taking advantage of the church’s generosity (1 Thessalonians 4:9-10) and receiving support from others who made a living by faithful labor in their various occupations (2 Thessalonians 3:6-15). 

1. Paul says that, as an act of discipline and correction, we must keep away from lazy people and not associate with them (2 Thessalonians 3:6, 14).
2. Although Paul encourages the believers to help those in real need, he does not teach that Christians ought to give food or money to able-bodied people who refuse to work faithfully for a living (2 Thessalonians 3:10). This principle applies just as much today.

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1. PRAY FOR US / 2 THESSALONIANS 3:1
2. FROM THE BEGINNING GOD CHOSE YOU / 2 THESSALONIANS 2:13
3. DELIGHTED IN WICKEDNESS / 2 THESSALONIANS 2:12
4. SENDS THEM A POWERFUL DELUISION / 2 THESSALONIANS 2:11
5. WHOM THE LORD JESUS WILL OVERTHROW / 2 THESSALONIANS 2:8
6. SECRET POWER OF LAWLESSNESS IS ALREADY AT WORK / 2 THESSALONIANS 2:7
7. WHAT IS HOLDING HIM BACK / 2 THESSALONIANS 2:6
8. THAT DAY WILL NOT COME UNTIL / 2 THESSALONIANS 2:3
9. EASILY UNSETTLED OR ALARMED / 2 THESSALONIANS 2:2
10. THE COMING OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST / 2 THESSALONIANS 2:1
11. HE COMES TO BE GLORIFIED / 2 THESSALONIANS 1:10
12. EVERLASTING DESTRUCTION / 2 THESSALONIANS 1:9
13. GIVE RELIEF TO YOU / 2 THESSALONIANS 1:6-7
14. GOD’S JUDGMENT IS RIGHT / 2 THESSALONIANS 1:5
15. LOVE THE TRUTH / 2 THESSAIONIANS 2:9-10
16. PROTECT YOU FROM THE EVIL ONE / 2 THESSALONIANS 3:3
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WHO IS IDLE / 2 THESSALONIANS 3:6

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Those who were idle were people who were lazy and unwilling to work.

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Margarita Crews

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Guided By Grace

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