1 Thessalonians 1:4

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We know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he has chosen you,

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  • 2 Thess 2:13 : 13 Call to Stand Firm But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.
  • 2 Pet 1:10 : 10 Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to be sure of your calling and election. For by doing this you will never stumble into sin.
  • 1 Thess 1:3 : 3 because we recall in the presence of our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Titus 3:4-5 : 4 But“when the kindness of God our Savior and his love for mankind appeared, 5 he saved us not by works of righteousness that we have done but on the basis of his mercy, through the washing of the new birth and the renewing of the Holy Spirit,
  • Rom 1:7 : 7 To all those loved by God in Rome, called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!
  • Rom 8:28-30 : 28 And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose, 29 because those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. 30 And those he predestined, he also called; and those he called, he also justified; and those he justified, he also glorified.
  • Rom 9:25 : 25 As he also says in Hosea:“I will call those who were not my people,‘My people,’ and I will call her who was unloved,‘My beloved.’”
  • Eph 1:4 : 4 For he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world that we should be holy and blameless before him in love.
  • Eph 2:4-5 : 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us, 5 even though we were dead in offenses, made us alive together with Christ– by grace you are saved!–
  • Phil 1:6-7 : 6 For I am sure of this very thing, that the one who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. 7 For it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you became partners in God’s grace together with me.
  • Col 3:12 : 12 Exhortation to Unity and Love Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,
  • Rom 11:5-7 : 5 So in the same way at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace. 6 And if it is by grace, it is no longer by works, otherwise grace would no longer be grace. 7 What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was diligently seeking, but the elect obtained it. The rest were hardened,
  • 1 Pet 1:2 : 2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by being set apart by the Spirit for obedience and for sprinkling with Jesus Christ’s blood. May grace and peace be yours in full measure!
  • 2 Tim 1:9-9 : 9 He is the one who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not based on our works but on his own purpose and grace, granted to us in Christ Jesus before time began, 10 but now made visible through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus. He has broken the power of death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel!

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    3because we recall in the presence of our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 2 Thess 2:13-14
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    13Call to Stand Firm But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.

    14He called you to this salvation through our gospel, so that you may possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 1 Thess 1:5
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    5in that our gospel did not come to you merely in words, but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction(surely you recall the character we displayed when we came among you to help you).

  • Col 1:4-5
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    4since we heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints.

    5Your faith and love have arisen from the hope laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard about in the message of truth, the gospel

  • 2 Pet 1:10-11
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    10Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to be sure of your calling and election. For by doing this you will never stumble into sin.

    11For thus an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be richly provided for you.

  • 1 Pet 1:2-4
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    2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by being set apart by the Spirit for obedience and for sprinkling with Jesus Christ’s blood. May grace and peace be yours in full measure!

    3New Birth to Joy and Holiness Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

    4that is, into an inheritance imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. It is reserved in heaven for you,

  • Eph 1:4-6
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    4For he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world that we should be holy and blameless before him in love.

    5He did this by predestining us to adoption as his legal heirs through Jesus Christ, according to the pleasure of his will–

    6to the praise of the glory of his grace that he has freely bestowed on us in his dearly loved Son.

  • Col 1:8
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    8who also told us of your love in the Spirit.

  • Eph 1:15
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    15Prayer for Wisdom and Revelation For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

  • Jude 1:17
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    17Exhortation to the Faithful But you, dear friends– recall the predictions foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 2 Thess 1:11
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    11And in this regard we pray for you always, that our God will make you worthy of his calling and fulfill by his power your every desire for goodness and every work of faith,

  • 1 John 4:7
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    7God is Love Dear friends, let us love one another, because love is from God, and everyone who loves has been fathered by God and knows God.

  • Phlm 1:5-6
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    5because I hear of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.

    6I pray that the faith you share with us may deepen your understanding of every blessing that belongs to you in Christ.

  • 1 Thess 2:1
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    1Paul’s Ministry in Thessalonica For you yourselves know, brothers and sisters, about our coming to you– it has not proven to be purposeless.

  • 1 Cor 1:26
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    26Think about the circumstances of your call, brothers and sisters. Not many were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were born to a privileged position.

  • Eph 1:17-18
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    17I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, will give you spiritual wisdom and revelation in your growing knowledge of him,

    18– since the eyes of your heart have been enlightened– so that you can know what is the hope of his calling, what is the wealth of his glorious inheritance in the saints,

  • 1 Pet 1:20-22
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    20He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was manifested in these last times for your sake.

    21Through him you now trust in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

    22You have purified your souls by obeying the truth in order to show sincere mutual love. So love one another earnestly from a pure heart.

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    13The children of your elect sister greet you.

  • 3 John 1:5
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    5The Charge to Gaius Dear friend, you demonstrate faithfulness by whatever you do for the brothers(even though they are strangers).

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    2May grace and peace be lavished on you as you grow in the rich knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord!

    3Believers’ Salvation and the Work of God I can pray this because his divine power has bestowed on us everything necessary for life and godliness through the rich knowledge of the one who called us by his own glory and excellence.

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    3Thanksgiving We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith flourishes more and more and the love of each one of you all for one another is ever greater.

    4As a result we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions you are enduring.

  • Jude 1:21
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    21maintain yourselves in the love of God, while anticipating the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that brings eternal life.

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    12Final Instructions Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who labor among you and preside over you in the Lord and admonish you,

  • 1 Cor 1:9
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    9God is faithful, by whom you were called into fellowship with his son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    9Now on the topic of brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.

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    5because of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now.

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    4Thanksgiving I always thank my God for you because of the grace of God that was given to you in Christ Jesus.

    5For you were made rich in every way in him, in all your speech and in every kind of knowledge–

    6just as the testimony about Christ has been confirmed among you–

  • Titus 1:1
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    1¶ Salutation From Paul, a slave of God and apostle of Jesus Christ, to further the faith of God’s chosen ones and the knowledge of the truth that is in keeping with godliness,

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    7to godliness, brotherly affection; to brotherly affection, unselfish love.

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    9But in your case, dear friends, even though we speak like this, we are convinced of better things relating to salvation.

  • Jas 1:3
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    3because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

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    1(See what sort of love the Father has given to us: that we should be called God’s children– and indeed we are! For this reason the world does not know us: because it did not know him.

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    18By his sovereign plan he gave us birth through the message of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

  • Col 1:10
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    10so that you may live worthily of the Lord and please him in all respects– bearing fruit in every good deed, growing in the knowledge of God,