1 Thessalonians 4:7

Appeal For Continuing Sanctification

⁶ That no one take advantage of or injure his brother in this matter; because the Lord takes vengeance for all such things, as we also told you before, and fully testified: ⁷ for God has not called us for uncleanness, but for holiness. ⁸ Therefore, he that despises, despises not man, but God, who has given us his Holy Spirit.

Be Holy

Way of Life

1 Thessalonians 2:3

For our exhortation arose not from deception, nor from uncleanness, nor was it with guile;

Romans 1:7

to all that are in Rome, be loved of God, called saints: Grace be to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 8:29-30

For those whom he foreknew, he predestinated to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the first-born among many brethren:

1 Corinthians 1:2

to the church of God which is in Corinth, to the sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all that in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

Galatians 5:19

Now the works of the flesh are well known, and they are these lewdness, uncleanness, wantonness,

Ephesians 1:4

according as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love,

Ephesians 2:10

For we are his workman ship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God before prepared, that we should walk in them.

Ephesians 4:1

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, exhort you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called;

Ephesians 4:19

who, being past feeling, have given themselves up to licentiousness, that they may work all manner of uncleanness with greediness.

2 Thessalonians 2:13-14

But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord, because God did, from the beginning, choose you to salvation, by sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth,

2 Timothy 1:9

who has saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus be fore the times of the ages,

Hebrews 12:14

Follow peace with all, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord;

1 Peter 1:14-16

as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the desires which you formerly had in your ignorance;

1 Peter 2:9-12

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people, that you should show forth the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his wonderful light:

1 Peter 2:21-22

To this, indeed, you have been called; because even Christ suffered for us, leaving you an example, that you should follow his footsteps.

2 Peter 2:10

but especially those who walk after the flesh in unclean lust, and who despise government. Presumptuous, willful men! they are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries: