Beatitude #6- The Pure in Heart, Part 4 (TMF:410)

Friday, May 20, 2016
Peace to Live By: Beatitude #6- The Pure in Heart, Part 4 (TMF:410) - Daniel Litton
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       Personal purity also includes sexual purity, of course. The Apostle Paul noted the following in 1 Thessalonians: “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 4:3-8, ESV). It’s no mystery that here in the United States sexual immorality runs rampant in our society and culture. As believers, we are not to be like those who aren’t in personal relationship with Jesus when it comes to our personal purity. We are not be promiscuous, following the desires and feelings we have inside of us with no regard to God and what he says on this matter.