2 Thessalonians 2:13 (NASB)
But we should always give thanks to God for you, [siblings] beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning [of the New Covenant] for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.
The proposition translated as "through" is "en" (G1722) and is used, among other things, to indicate instrumentality, or who or what provides the means of the action indicated.
Here in our verse the action is "God has chosen you." And that action's means of accomplishment are described with the objects of the preposition translated as "through."
The first action listed in the sentence's sequence is "sanctification." This may refer to either being set apart in Christ, or being made holy by the washing of regeneration once set apart in Christ.
The second means for the action listed is "faith." Both "sanctification and faith" are in the "dative case" indicating they are the means by which something (our election to salvation) is accomplished. So we are chosen by being set apart in Christ and because of God crediting our faith as righteousness.
We are set apart "by the Spirit" (who baptizes us into Christ) and the basis of selection is "our faith" if credited by God.
But we should always give thanks to God for you, [siblings] beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning [of the New Covenant] for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.
The proposition translated as "through" is "en" (G1722) and is used, among other things, to indicate instrumentality, or who or what provides the means of the action indicated.
Here in our verse the action is "God has chosen you." And that action's means of accomplishment are described with the objects of the preposition translated as "through."
The first action listed in the sentence's sequence is "sanctification." This may refer to either being set apart in Christ, or being made holy by the washing of regeneration once set apart in Christ.
The second means for the action listed is "faith." Both "sanctification and faith" are in the "dative case" indicating they are the means by which something (our election to salvation) is accomplished. So we are chosen by being set apart in Christ and because of God crediting our faith as righteousness.
We are set apart "by the Spirit" (who baptizes us into Christ) and the basis of selection is "our faith" if credited by God.