2 Thessalonians 2:14

Text (2 Thessalonians 2:14)

14 whereunto he called you through our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Translation and Paraphrase

14.

Unto which (salvation) he (has) called you by our gospel (which we preach), to (bring you unto that glorious day when we shall rejoice in) the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ (as our bodies are resurrected and transformed to become like his glorious body).

Notes (2 Thessalonians 2:14)

1.

What is it whereunto God has called us? He has called us unto the whole program of being saved through sanctification of spirit and belief of the truth. (The genders of the Greek words indicate that no specific antecedent is in mind.)

2.

Often people speak about being called by God through various means. The Scriptural method of being called is to be called by the gospel. Compare Romans 8:29-30.

3.

The goal to which God has called us is that we may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

a.

We become like Christ as we live the Christian life. 2 Corinthians 3:18: But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

As a man and woman who are married for many years come to resemble one another, so we come to resemble Christ as we live with Him.

b.

When the dead are resurrected, we shall be transformed to be like God and Christ, and our worthless bodies shall be made anew like Christ's glorious body.

Philippians 3:21: Christ shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body.

1 John 3:2: We know that he shall appear, we shall be like him: for we shall see him as he is.

Romans 8:21 tells how the whole creation longs for the manifestation of the sons of God (the Christians), for the creation itself shall be then delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

Romans 8:17: If we suffer with him, we shall also be glorified with him.

3.

If you have ever admired and marvelled at Christ (as I-'m sure you have), rejoice that you may share His glory.-'