2 Thessalonians 1:12

“that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and ye in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ”

“That”: The final result. Good deeds, acts of faith have an even higher purpose than merely helping someone. The aim is always to bring honor to God (Matthew 5:16).

“The name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you”: Yes, we can live in such. way that enables others to see what. wonderful Savior we have been given. In biblical times the "name" of. person stood for their complete character, that is, the individual who wore that name and all that they stood for. It is not enough that people respect the name Jesus Christ, instead our goal is to get them to honor and obey the person who wears that name. “And ye in Him”: At the last day He will glorify us (1 Peter 3:20). “According to the grace”: Even though there exist conditions to receive eternal life, it is still unmerited. To Paul,. salvation which was conditional was completely consistent with. salvation that could not be earned. “Of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ”: Notice how "grace" proceeds from both the Father and the Son, this is another indication of Jesus' Divine status. Morris notes, “Since there is an article before ‘our God' and none before ‘Lord Jesus Christ', it is grammatically possible to understand the expression to mean, ‘our God and Lord, Jesus Christ'. The fact that there can be this doubt as to whether one or both (Father and Son) is meant is itself indicative of the closeness of their connection in the mind of Paul” (p. 212).