<p>2:12 <em>To the end you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory</em>- See on 2:2 for the emphasis on God rather than the Lord Jesus. Note the present tense of &quot;calls you&quot;; God is constantly calling us to the Kingdom through the word of the Gospel, and therefore that word dynamically works in us who believe. The basic Gospel of the Kingdom works in us throughout our lives, calling us daily, beckoning us onwards to the Kingdom. Walking / living appropriately given our calling to eternity, appropriate to the fact the Lord died for us, is a major theme with Paul (s.w. Rom. 16:2; Eph. 4;1; Phil. 1:27; Col. 1:10). This explains Paul's huge teaching emphasis upon practical issues in his short time amongst them (see on :11).</p>