For you know what charge we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
By speaking of commandments that come from God through Jesus Christ, Paul affirms in the most forceful way that these are not "merely human directions," Morris says (80). The weight of divine authority rests upon every commandment conveyed by Paul. Instead of casually dismissing those parts of Paul’s teaching of which we disapprove, we should recognize our duty to obey them because they bear the stamp of approval of the Lord Jesus Christ.