2 Thessalonians 2:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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:

We

2 Thessalonians 1:3

Romans 1:8

Romans 6:17

Beloved

From

John 1:1

John 8:44

Hebrews 1:10

Through

2 Thessalonians 2:10

Luke 1:75

1 Peter 1:2

Belief

General references

Luke 1:75

Acts 15:18

Romans 9:16

Bible References

We

We are oblig'd, my brethren, to render thanks to God continually upon your account, as it is but just; since your faith still improves, and your mutual love is always increasing.

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is celebrated through the whole world.

but God be thanked, that you, who were the vassals of sin, have sincerely obeyed in the manner the gospel prescribed.

Beloved

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ, and God our father, who has loved us, and by his favour given us the advantageous hopes of eternal joys, consolate your souls,

to all the beloved of God, the saints by this vocation, who are in Rome, grace to you, and peace from God our father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

be you therefore adorn'd with a compassionate temper, with benevolence, humility, meekness, patience as becometh saints and chosen favourites of God:

and what heightens his love, was this, that it was not we who first loved God, but it was he that first loved us, and sent his son to expiate our sins.

From

In the beginning was the Logos, and the Logos was with God, and the Logos was God.

you, who have the devil for your father, will execute the designs of your father: he was a murderer from the beginning, and deserted the truth, since he has no love for the truth: when he lyes, he speaks like himself: for he is a lyar, and the father of a lyar.

again, "thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thy hands.

Through

and with all the vile methods of imposture, to the ruin of those, who are averse to the truth, by which they might be saved.

in the sincere practice of holiness and justice, all our days.

to sanctify them by his spirit, that by their obedience they might be sprinkled with the blood of Jesus Christ. may the divine savour make you continually prosper.

Belief

but as to me, because I tell you the truth, you do not believe me.

Jesus said to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no man can come to the father, but by me.

when the Gentiles heard this, they received the word with joy, glorifying the Lord: and as many as were dispos'd to eternal life, believed.

making no difference between us and them, having purified their hearts by the faith.

O foolish Galatians, who hath deluded you, you that have had the crucifixion of Jesus Christ represented to your view?

for by grace are ye saved, thro' faith (and that not from us:

for the sake of that happiness, which you hope for, and is reserv'd for you in heaven, of which you have already been inform'd by the preaching of the truth, that is, the gospel:

endeavour to approve yourself to God, as an artist that is not afraid of reproach, by rightly explaining the word of truth.

and that from your infancy you were acquainted with the sacred writings, which point you the way to salvation, by believing in Christ Jesus:

'tis he that has voluntarily renew'd us by the oracles of truth, that we might be the first converts of the new creation.

General references

in the sincere practice of holiness and justice, all our days.

he that does all these things, is the Lord himself that has said it." for the works of God are all known to him from the beginning of the world.

so that this is a matter not dependent on him that wills or runs, but on God, who shews mercy.