We finally come to the last section of the final chapter of this short book.

You may recall that the book falls into three main sections:

1. Comfort for those under persecution (1:3–12)
2. Correction for misunderstanding the Parousia (2:1–3:5)
3. Confrontation for incorrect practice (3:6–15)

This third part of the book focuses on practical issues of daily conduct/behavior. Paul has to correct the church for a particular failure that was evident among them. And that failure was disorderly living.

Christianity presents a certain lifestyle, a set of behavioral expectations that all Christians are supposed to uphold. If professing believers do not fulfill these expectations, then something is wrong—something out of order. We call that “sin.” And that’s what Paul is addressing in this last chapter—disorderly behavior among the members of the church.

This text addresses these wrong behaviors and gives us some pointers for confronting disorderly believers. Sometimes, the church has to confront church members about their disorderly behavior. That is usually an unpleasant task, but it is necessary. When a member of the church is guilty of disorderly behavior, the church must confront the person about it.

Let’s consider what Paul says about confrontation for disorderly behavior.