But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth;
Salvation through sanctification of the Spirit -- They were set apart from the world by following the directions for the lives given by God’s Holy Spirit. ["Sanctified" not by some whisper by the H.S. in our ear (cf. v.14). Others should be able to see our sanctification by the way we live.]