That ye would walk worthy of God,— How much does the Apostle insist upon holiness of heart and life in all professed Christians! He urged the converted heathens to piety, purity, and virtue, from the example of the true God, in whom they now believed, Colossians 1:10 and by the great favour which was shewn them in their being received into the Christian church, Ephesians 4:1 by that purity which the gospel in general requires, Romans 8:1; Romans 8:39 and, more particularly, by the life and example of our Lord and Saviour; by his death and resurrection, by his ascension and authority, and by the prospect of his coming to judgment at the last day, as well as of their enjoying an endless life of holiness and happiness in his glorious kingdom. See 1 Corinthians 11:1. Hebrews 12:2-3.
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1 Thessalonians 2:12
12 That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.