About this episode
This episode discusses the encouraging message of 2 Thessalonians 2, addressing the concept of 'the man of lawlessness' and its implications for faith and hope in the church.
We come this week to what has been described as "the most obscure and difficult in the whole of the Pauline writings" (Leon Morris 1984). However, despite the many gaps and guesses in the thinking around this passage in 2 Thessalonians 2, it is in fact meant to be a word of great encouragement and hope to the church in Thessalonica, and therefore, to us. As daunting as the prospect of the revealing of 'the man of lawlessness' may be, he is brought to nothing by the appearing of Christ. Paul writes this passage, not to shake the church up but to settle it down; not to spook them into a panic but to comfort and stir their hearts in patient faith, steadfast hope and enduring love.
People in this episode
Host: Ray Bell
Topics covered
- encouragement
- hope
- faith
- lawlessness
- Pauline writings
- Thessalonica
Keywords
- 2 Thessalonians
- lawlessness
- encouragement
- hope
- faith
- Paul
- Thessalonica
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: 2 Thessalonians 2
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