Stand Strong

(album: 13 Letters - 2007)

Take a seat
Lets get into this
There's been a challenge to the truth
But there's defense for this [2:1-2]
Since Paul's first letter there's been need for another one [1:3, 5, 2:1, 13, 3:1, 6]
Cause the other one was compromised by a cover up another one [2:2]
Cause some of us
Thought Paul was sending....wait [2:3a]
Slow up, lets just start from the beginning
First, Paul felt morally indebted just to give thanks [1:3]
For our faith and increased love toward the saints [1:3]
For this reason Paul bragged on us [1:4]
Because we all persevered through attacks on us [1:4]
And these attacks are evidence of His righteous judgment [1:5, 2:14]
Proof we've been proven worthy of a righteous covenant [1:5b, 1:11]
And don't sweat the hatters because God is just [1:6]
To punish them and give you rest so in God we trust [1:6-7]
So until the Lord comes back to take us home [2:16, 14]
Persevere through afflictions baby and stand strong [1:11, 5, 2:15]

Stand strong in the faith
God called you to this thing [2:14]
Persevere through the hate
Do it all in Jesus name [2:15, 1:4]
Cause the Lord is coming back, yep
The Lord is coming back, yep [2:2]
The Lord is coming back, yep
The Lord is coming back [2:2]
See the Lord is coming back
And he'll save us from this pain [2:2, 2:14]
Don't get lazy in the back stay disciplined in His name [3:11, 6, 14-15]
So stand strong in the faith, yep
Strong in the faith, stand [2:15]
Strong in the faith, yep
Stand strong in the faith [2:15]

Now there are some of us who have been tricked into believing
All kinds of rumors about the return of Jesus [2:2]
Apparently there was a letter with false intent [2:2]
Bent on contradicting the first letter Paul sent [2:2]
So this is Paul's response to end the myth [2:1-12]
That says the day of the Lord, is in our midst [2:1-3a]
Don't let anyone deceive you I beseech you [2:3b]
Hold fast to the lessons in which we teach you
Remember when Paul was with us he said these things [2:5]
First rebellion
Then comes the lawless man on the scene [2:3]
Then lawlessness, all of this so man would call on his name [2:4]
As he's exalting his name, to where the Father's is [2:4]
But, at this point, we've been long gone with Christ [2:1b, 2b,I Thes. 4:15, 17b, 5:1-2, 9]
The rapture is a snatching not Him coming back twice [I Thes. 4:16-17, II Thes. 2:1b]
They're separate and the day of the Lord happens after you [2:5, 12,I Thes. 4:17, 5:3a, 4-5]
This is not for your calendar but to strengthen your character [2:2]

Stand strong in the faith
God called you to this thing [2:14]
Persevere through the hate
Do it all in Jesus name [2:15, 1:4]
Cause the Lord is coming back, yep
The Lord is coming back, yep [2:2]
The Lord is coming back, yep
The Lord is coming back [2:2]
See the Lord is coming back
And he'll save us from this pain [2:2, 2:14]
Don't get lazy in the back stay disciplined in His name [3:11, 6, 14-15]
So stand strong in the faith, yep
Strong in the faith, stand [2:15]
Strong in the faith, yep
Stand strong in the faith [2:15]

Finally brothers, Paul evokes our memory [3:3]
Christ is faithful in affliction, just be genuine inwardly [3:3-5]
Committed to praying daily cause we're fighting an enemy [3:1-2]
Trying to take me out the battle by using the sin in me [3:6]
And speaking of sin, Paul charges us in [3:6]
Staying away from the lazy and rebellious idle men [3:6]
In hopes our actions would invoke some action [3:6]
Paul's first letter warned and they ignored his passion [3:10, 7, I Thes. 4:9-12, I Thes. 5:14]
Now the churches reaction has to be more drastic [3:6, 14]
In hopes that they grasp it/and then repent of their actions [3:15, 12, 7]
Let's recall Paul's behavior when he stayed with us [3:7-10, I Thes. 2:9-12]
And how he labored night and day and never made a fuss [3:8]
Man Paul is our model that we should be following [3:7]
If a man doesn't work then that man shouldn't eat [3:10]
Take note of those who disobey this command [3:14]
Stand strong and quote, "I wrote this letter with my own hand" [Paul] [3:16-18]