Misinterpretations often twist this verse to support Pelagianism or semi-Pelagianism by implying human effort or foreseen faith prompts God's choice, ignoring its emphasis on sovereign election preceding and enabling sanctification and belief; others misuse it to advocate hyper-Calvinism, neglecting the ordained means of Spirit-wrought holiness and personal faith, or detach it from context to claim universal salvation without regard for those who reject truth and embrace delusion.
II Thessalonians 2:13
King James Version (1769)
13 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:
Paul assures the Thessalonian believers of God's eternal love and sovereign election of them from the beginning for salvation, accomplished through the Holy Spirit's sanctifying work and their faith in the gospel truth, providing comfort amid warnings of end-times deception and affirming divine initiative in both holiness and belief as the pathway to eternal security.