Through the apostle Paul's example, we see that it is our duty to be thankful for each other on a constant basis. It is difficult to be upset with someone while at the same time thanking God that he is our brother in Christ.. Study the bible online using commentary on 2 Thessalonians 2 and more! Biblical Commentary (Bible Study) 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17 EXEGESIS: THE CONTEXT: In his first letter to the Thessalonian Christians, Paul encouraged them to live as if Christ's Second Coming might take place at any time (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11). He saw the need to do a follow up letter to correct false doctrines about the Day of the Lord as some had thought it had already occurred. Read 2 Thessalonians 2 commentary using Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete). Written around A.D 51 or 52, Paul addresses some misconceptions from his letter in I Thessalonians. His second letter acknowledges that Thessalonian Christians have endured persecution (2 Thessalonians 1:4). I. 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: Verses 13-15 . 2 Thessalonians 2:13.

2 Thessalonians 2:13 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] 2 Thessalonians 2:13, NIV: "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." Having been deceived by these false teachers he wanted to make certain they knew that it had yet not come. Here observe, I. The consolation the Thessalonians might take against the terrors of this apostasy, v. 13, 14. 2 Thessalonians Commentary. The salvation to which the Thessalonians are described as chosen of God is regarded chiefly in the aspect of a present possession, and it is "in (not through) sanctification of the Spirit." Sermon Bible Commentary. 2 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Thessalonians 3:5.