5Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
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Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
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: …
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? …
And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 3-5)We come now to the body of the epistle, which begins with, I. A congratulation of the dignity and happiness of the state of these believers, brought in under the form of a thanksgiving to God. Other epistles begin in like manner, 2 Cor. 1:3 ; Eph. 1:3 . Here we have, 1. The duty performed, which is blessing God. A man blesses God by a just acknowledgment of his excellency and blessedness. 2. The o…
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