1 Thessalonians 2:12

His fatherly aim was that they live lives worthy of God, who calls them into his kingdom and glory. Christian conduct should match the high calling believers have received.

Cross-references · 23

• Eph 4:1As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:
• 1 Jn 2:6Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.
• 1 Jn 1:6–7If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
• 2 Th 2:13–14But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.
• 1 Th 4:12Then you will behave properly toward outsiders, without being dependent on anyone.
• 1 Pet 5:10And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.
• 2 Th 1:11–12To this end, we always pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of His calling, and that He will powerfully fulfill your every good desire and work of faith,
• 1 Th 5:24The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.
• Eph 5:8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
• Eph 5:2and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
• Col 1:10so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
• 1 Pet 1:15–16But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
• 1 Th 4:1Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
• Col 2:6Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him,
• Gal 5:16So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
• Rom 9:23–24What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory—
• 1 Cor 1:9God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
• 1 Pet 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
• Phil 1:27Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,
• 1 Pet 3:9Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
• 2 Tim 1:9He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
• Rom 8:28And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
• Rom 8:30And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.

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