Religion & Spirituality
Writing under the Apostle Paul's name, an evangelist both admonishes and encourages believers not to be "idle" -- going as far as to say that believers should not associate with people who are idle, and idle people shouldn't get to eat! (2 Thess 3:6-13)Like so many passages, this one has been used to criticize social safety nets -- but that's not at all the topic! But what do we make of these words, and what does it mean to be idle? Are faithful disciples supposed to be perfectionists and over-workers? How do we know when we've done enough?