I've got to agree with Kelly on this book. Its really kind of annoying actually. The books that Paul write have a friendly quality to them and you feel his passion for the gospel overflowing from his giddy prose. 2 Thessalonians is dry and driven with an "us vs. them" attitude. The words are not very inspiring.
Still, there is truth here, even if its not sugar coated. "..we hear that some of you are living in idleness, mere busybodies, not doing any work" (v 11). I am not driven by these words, but I need to hear them every once in a while. Just like Kelly mentions about protestants not having ways to hold people accountable, this is one of those books that attempt to hold people accountable. The problem (and probably the good thing) with protestantism is that there are so many alternatives. I can't go in and tick off the congregation trying to motivate them to do a new thing because they can just up and go to the church down the block. Catholics, Amish and Jehovah Witnesses have their clubs and being "in" is pretty central to your daily life. Protestants, not so much.
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Each night we have family time and we just talked about how we as a LYFE Group can keep each other accountable to put God at the center of our personal lives and the life of our church family. I'm excited to see how the youth will love and motivate one another and the rest of the congregation.
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