2 Thessalonians 3:16

“Now the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all”

“Lord of peace”: (Isaiah 2:6). “The Lord, from whom all peace comes' (TCNT). “Give you peace at all times in all ways”: “In every circumstance” (NASV). “No matter what happens” (Tay). “Peace which is unchanging. The thought of. peace which is present no matter how the circumstances may change” (Morris p. 260). The connection between this verse and the preceding seems to be that the idlers posed. potential threat for strife and division in this congregation. This expression should remind all Christians in Thessalonica that the "answers" to congregational problems are always found in obeying the Lord Jesus Christ. Marshall notes, “It is noteworthy that Paul refers to peace in other letters where tension within the community may be suspected (Romans 15:33; Romans 16:20; 1 Corinthians 16:11; 2 Corinthians 13:11; Galatians 6:16; 1 Peter 4:7; 1 Peter 4:9). This prayer or wish seems to imply that peace can be. reality for any congregation, yet it must be pursued by the members of that local church (Ephesians 4:1). This statement in this context also implies that church discipline is. necessary element in the peace of any congregation. This statement should also remind all Christians, despite the problems that the church encounters, we still have it good.

“The Lord be with you all”: This should remind these brethren that problems in. congregation, does not inherently imply that God is not with them. God is with these brethren and He is even with them when they withdrawal from the disorderly.