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The Gospel's Crucial Role
Commentators unanimously highlight that the preaching of the gospel is the specific method God uses to call people to salvation. God's eternal plan of choosing people (v. 13) is put into action in human history through the hearing of the good news. This call is not a vague invitation but the effective means to bring believers to faith.
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2 Thessalonians
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18th Century
Theologian
Wereunto he called you by our gospel. He made the gospel, as preached by us, the means of calling you to salvation. That is, God has chose…
Whereunto (εις ο). The goal, that is the final salvation (σωτηρια). Through our gospel (δια του ευαγγελιου ημων). God called the T…
19th Century
Preacher
Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
How the apostle loved the gospel! It…
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God has fulfilled his foreordained purpose by calling the chosen to this salvation “through our gospel.” The good news of divine truth conveyed thr…
16th Century
Theologian
To which he called us. He repeats the same thing, though in somewhat different terms. For the sons of God are not called otherwise than to…
17th Century
Pastor
Whereunto he called you by our Gospel
Salvation being appointed as the end in the decree of election, and sanctifica…
17th Century
Minister
When we hear of the apostasy of many, it is a great comfort and joy that there is a remnant according to the election of grace, which perseveres an…