What is the context?
The warning against deception ends with prayer to the Lord Jesus and God the Father. The comfort and hope already given through grace are the ground for asking that the believers’ hearts be strengthened.
The desired result is every good word and deed. Paul’s teaching about the future leads into faithful speech and action now, and chapter 3 will make that practical in prayer, work, and correction.
How is this passage commonly understood?
Wesley’s notes place the prayer after the call to hold Paul’s teaching. In this flow, encouragement steadies people so they can continue living faithfully. Comfort is not a promise that no troubling message or difficult responsibility will reach them.
What is our position?
We don't have a position on this passage yet. When our study reaches a conclusion the text supports, it will appear here.