Self-Control Includes Our Sexual Purity (TMF:1036)

Monday, January 07, 2019
Peace to Live By: Self-Control Includes Our Sexual Purity (TMF:1036) - Daniel Litton
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       Turn to 1 Thessalonians chapter 4. Before we close, I want to consider verses 2 through 8. So, starting in verse 2: “For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God; that no one transgress and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you. For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness. Therefore whoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you” (1 Thessalonians 4:2-8, ESV). This is such an important passage for us. God values our sexual purity greatly, and he wants us to be very careful in our conduct in this area. We need to be sure we are control our actions with others so that we do not find ourselves in sin.