Thessalonians - Part 9

2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

Discussion Questions:

Stay Sharp — Don’t Be Deceived

1. Why do you think Paul puts such urgency on teaching about the second coming of Jesus—even though he was only in Thessalonica for a few weeks?

2. What kinds of “false words” or deceptions do you see at work in our world today? Which ones are you most susceptible to?

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Brace for Contact — It Gets Dark Before the Dawn

3. The Bible describes the Antichrist in many ways (beast, man of lawlessness, son of destruction). What do these descriptions tell us about the nature of evil?

4. If the “mystery of lawlessness” is already at work (2 Thess. 2:7), where do you see its fingerprints in our culture today?

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Advance the Mission — Push Back the Lostness

5. Verse 10 says people perish because they “refuse to love the truth.” What does it practically look like to love the truth in a culture that often rejects it?

6. How can we, as Christ’s church, be both a voice of kindness and truth in a world that desperately needs both?