1 Thessalonians 5:24

“Faithful is He that calleth you, who will also do it”

“Faithful”: One who is trustworthy and dependable. “He who calls you will not fail you” (TCNT). See 2 Timothy 2:13; 1 Corinthians 10:13). God does not call people through the gospel (2 Thessalonians 2:14), only to abandon them when they obey the gospel. “Perhaps we need to be reminded of the great truth that, since God is doing His part, we must do ours” (Denton Lectureship p. 213).

God can be depended upon (1 Peter 2:6). The person who puts their complete trust in God, will not be disappointed. “But God, besides being. Caller, is. Doer. The God to whom Paul prays is not. God who is inactive or ineffective (Numbers 2:19” (Morris p. 183). We also need to remember that part of God's "faithfulness" is. faithfulness to Himself. He cannot save the person who does not want to be saved, and He will not save those who are unfaithful (2 Timothy 2:11-13). That fact that God is "faithful", infers that God is not fickle, He does not keep changing His mind as to what constitutes right and wrong. God is dependable and constant (Hebrews 13:8), and means that God cannot lie (Titus 1:2). Which means that what God revealed in the Scriptures is exactly what He will do.

“Calleth”: “The calling to which Paul referred is not something difficult to comprehend. It is not the alleged ‘calling' many religious people say they have received. The Christians in Thessalonica chose to hear, believe, accept and obey the Gospel. They chose to obey God. They chose to become New Testament Christians rather than remain lost and dead in sin” (Denton Lectureship p. 214).