1 Thessalonians 4:7

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Summary

1 Thessalonians 4:7

For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.

God

General references

Luke 1:75

Bible References

God

to all in Rome who are beloved by God, called to be saints, grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

For he decreed of old that those whom he predestined should share the likeness of his Son ??that he might be the firstborn of a great brotherhood.

to the church of God at Corinth, to those who are consecrated in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, as well as to all who, wherever they may be, invoke the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord no less than ours:

He chose us in him ere the world was founded, to be consecrated and unblemished in his sight,

God has made us what we are, creating us in Christ Jesus for the good deeds which are prepared beforehand by God as our sphere of action.

As the Lord's prisoner, then, I beg of you to live a life worthy of your calling,

Now we are bound always to thank God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you as the first to be reaped for salvation, by the consecration of your spirit and by faith in the Truth;

who has saved us and called us to a life of consecration ??not for anything we have done but because he chose to do it himself, by the grace which he gave us ages ago in Christ Jesus

Aim at peace with all ??and at that consecration without which no one will ever see the Lord;

Be obedient children, instead of moulding yourselves to the passions that once ruled the days of your ignorance;

But you are the elect race, the royal priesthood, the consecrated nation, the People who belong to Him, that you may proclaim the wondrous deeds of Him who has called you from darkness to his wonderful light ??10 you who once were no people and now are God's people, you who once were unpitied and now are pitied.

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in holiness and uprightness all our days within his presence.