Stand Firm, God's Beloved

God’s Saving Plan 2: 13-14, 16

The heights and depths of God’s love is that while we were sinners, Christ died for us. 2 Thess 2:13; Rom 5:8 ; 1 John 4:9

God’s Saving Process 2:13-14

By the Spirit V 13

By the preaching of the gospel V 14

God’s Saving Purpose 2:15

Stand Firm amid suffering V 15

Hold on to God’s Word V 15

Establish in every good work and word V 16

And hath given (lit. gave) us

everlasting consolation.] In contrast

with tho transitory comfort

which the world supplies.

(Job xvi. 2. John xiv. 27 ; xvi.

22.) The Comfort of the Holy

Ghost," the gift of the Father"s

love, and the fruit of the Son"s

Atoning Sucrifice, is unfailing in

its present supplies; and ripens

into that complete absence of

sorrow and sin, and that " fulness

of joy," which eternity will unfold.

(Rev. xxi. 4.) Comp. the expression,

"eternal (or everlasting)

salvation" (Heb. v. 9: cf. Isa.

xiv. 17): "eternal redemption"

(Heb. 9:12 ).