“Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:”
And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ — the divine passive ('began... will bring to completion') assures that God's work is not contingent on human effort alone but guaranteed by God's faithfulness. The 'day of Jesus Christ' (eschatological consummation) is the terminus: God's work begun in conversion extends to final resurrection and glorification. This verse combats anxiety about spiritual progress and establishes the certainty upon which rejoicing rests.
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