Paul was addressing a problem the Thessalonians were having in the church. There were some in the church who were lazy. They would not work and depended upon others to take care of them. Paul teaches to not let them get away with such behavior. "If a man will not work, he shall not eat."
What does this teaching have to do with us? I have a couple of thoughts:
- We live in a time when finding a job is difficult. As a church we want to help people who are out of work.
- There are some in our society who don't want to work. They attempt to work the system to receive free food and financial assistance. We have set up a systematic way to do a background check on any stranger who comes to the church for assistance. We want to help those who are legitimate, but not encourage those who simply avoid work.
- Children get caught by the behavior of their parents. That is why we are involved in weekend food. We are providing food to almost 900 children each weekend in GCISD. We don't think any child should be hungry.
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