2 Thessalonians 2:13-14

“But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

"But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ." - 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14
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What does 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 mean?

2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 (KJV) says, "But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: Whereunto he called you by our…

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Chosen for Glory: Embracing Our Divine Calling

In the rich tapestry of Scripture, the words of 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 offer both assurance and a call to gratitude. The Apostle Paul, writing to the Thessalonian church, expresses a deep sense of obligation to give thanks to God for the believers there. The passage states…

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A Prayer of Gratitude and Calling

Heavenly Father, In the sacred stillness of this moment, we come before You with hearts full of gratitude and reverence. As we reflect on Your Holy Word in 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14, we are reminded of the profound truth that it is You who have chosen us for salvation, and we are…

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2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 - "But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth. He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ."
2 Thessalonians 3:13 - "But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing."
2 Thessalonians 2:14 - "Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ."
2 Thessalonians 2:13 - "But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:"
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"But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing." - 2 Thessalonians 3:13
2 Thessalonians 3:14 - "And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed."
"Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ." - 2 Thessalonians 2:14
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1 Thessalonians 2:14 - "For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:"
2 Thessalonians 1:1 - "Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:"
2 Thessalonians 2:17 - "Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work."
2 Thessalonians 2:6 - "And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time."
2 Thessalonians 2:11 - "And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:"
2 Thessalonians 2:5 - "Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?"
2 Thessalonians 3:2 - "And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith."
2 Thessalonians 2:2 - "That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand."
2 Thessalonians 1:2 - "Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ."
2 Thessalonians 2:10 - "And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved."
1 Thessalonians 2:20 - "For ye are our glory and joy."
2 Thessalonians 2:9 - "Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,"
2 Thessalonians 3:6-7
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 – "We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him."
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2 Thessalonians 2:15 - "Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle."
2 Thessalonians 2:8 - "And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:"
2 Thessalonians 2:1 - "Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,"