Covenant Reformed News – July 2004, Volume X, Issue 3
This article provides an exegetical analysis of 2 Thessalonians 2:15, emphasizing the apostolic command to hold fast to biblical traditions as a safeguard against end-times deception and apostasy. The author applies the passage's warnings about the man of sin and satanic miracles to contemporary false doctrines, including Roman Catholicism and charismaticism, arguing that faithful adherence to biblical eschatology and doctrine is essential for perseverance in truth.
Holding the Traditions (4) II Thessalonians 2:15 declares, “Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught.” Since the word with which this text begins translates two Greek words which both mean “therefore,” it is very closely related to the preceding verses. All the people of God are commanded to hold the faithful traditions because, negatively, this is the way of avoiding destruction (10-12). There is vast apostasy in the professing churches and “the...