Read 1 Thessalonians 5.23-28 Epistolary closing.
The passage is framed with a prayer or blessing form (5.23, 28) that reminds the congregation of the letter's themes: the survival of the community because of God's initiative (1.4; 2.12); sanctification (3.13; 4.3-4, 7-8); and the end time (1.10; 2.19; 3.13) which orients the community's life toward distinctive, blameless living.
In verse 24 one who calls an ongoing process, not a one-time event.
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