2 Thessalonians 3:2

“and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men; for all have not faith”

“And that we”: Paul requests their prayers for the safety of those who proclaim the gospel. Paul realized that for the gospel to spread, someone had to preach it, and those preaching it needed to stay alive as long as possible. “It is one thing for the gospel to win friends who embrace it; it is another for the evangelists to be rescued from its enemies who oppose it” (Stott p. 185). “Delivered”: The prayer is not so much as. prayer to escape hardship, as it is that such men would not be able to successfully hinder Paul's opportunities to preach. Paul now will list three characteristics that are found among those who hinder the gospel. “Unreasonable”: “Basically it signifies what is out of place” (Morris p. 245). “Wrong-headed” (TCNT). “And evil men”: This verse infers that one can reject the truth to the point that one truly becomes "unreasonable" (2 Thessalonians 2:10-12), and evil. Taking pleasure in wickedness does affect one's honesty. “For all have not faith”: “Hold the faith” (Rhm).

No matter how successful the gospel might be in certain places, there will always exist those who reject it (Matthew 7:13). Refusing to trust God or refusing to embrace the contents of "the faith" (Judges 1:3), has definite moral consequences and side effects. "Unreasonable" or wrong-headed people are those without faith. The word "faith" here may mean faith in the sense of trust or faith in the objective sense of the contents of the Christian faith, that is, the body of truth embraced by God's people.

Now some people try to argue that "faith" is something one either has or does not have. Or that being. Christian is not for everyone. Yet God disagrees (Acts 26:29; Mark 16:16). Those who reject faith or the faith have. moral problem, not an intellectual problem.