A Spotlight on the Scriptures 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5

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This is a spotlight on the Scriptures 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 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.

 

Sanctification is a wonderful concept, but often misunderstood. In the Bible, it has different meanings. When referring to Christ, it means He has been made our sanctification, setting us apart for God.

Sanctification for believers is a work of the Holy Spirit. It has three aspects:

1.       Positional sanctification: Christ has made us sanctified. We are accepted by God because of Christ's work, not our own. This is perfection in Christ.

2.       Practical sanctification: The Holy Spirit works in our lives to make us holy in our daily walk. This will never be perfect as long as we are in our sinful bodies.

3.       Total sanctification: This will happen in the future when we are fully conformed to the image of Christ. Both our position and practice will be perfect.

Sanctification means being "set apart for God." When someone believes on Christ as Savior, they are set aside for God's use. 

when a person comes to Christ, despite being damaged and abused they are saved and belong to Him. Paul says, "This is the will of God, even your sanctification." Every believer is set aside for God's use, not just preachers or missionaries.

 

. Beloved listen to me, one cannot live in sin and be used by God. Christians should strive for holiness, recognizing that it is only through Christ that we are acceptable to God. Paul reminds us that we have been sanctified and set apart for God's use. This is a spotlight on the Scriptures  

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SPEAKER_00 (00:19):
This is a spotlight on the scriptures.
1 Thessalonians chapter 4, verse3 through 5.
For this is the will of God,your sanctification, that you
abstain from sexual immorality.
That each one of you know how tocontrol his own body in holiness
and honor, not in the passion oflust like the Gentile who do not

(00:44):
know God.
Sanctification is a wonderfulconcept, but often
misunderstood.
In the Bible, it has differentmeanings.
When referring to Christ, itmeans he has been made our
sanctification, setting us apartfor God.
Sanctification for believers isa work of the Holy Spirit, and
it has three aspects.

(01:04):
One, personal sanctification,which means Christ has made us
sanctified.
We are accepted by God becauseof Christ's work, not our own.
This is perfection in Christ.
The second one is practicalsanctification.
The Holy Spirit works in ourlives to make us holy in our
daily walk.
This will never be perfect aslong as we live in our sinful

(01:27):
bodies.
This will happen in the futurewhen we are fully conformed to
the image of Christ.
Both in our position andpractice, we will be perfect.
Sanctification means being setapart for God.
When someone believes on Christas Savior, they are set aside
for God's use.

(01:47):
When a person comes to Christ,despite being damaged and
abused, they are saved andbelongs to Him.
Paul said, This is the will ofGod, even your sanctification.
Every believer is set aside forGod's use, not just preachers
and missionaries.
Beloved, listen to me.
One cannot live in sin and beused by God.

(02:08):
Christians should strive forholiness, recognize that it is
only through Christ that we areacceptable to God.
Paul reminds us that we havebeen sanctified and set apart
for God's use.
May that be true in your lifeand mine.
This is a spotlight on thescriptures.