1 Thessalonians 4:7
What meaning of the 1 thessalonians 4:7 in the Bible?
What does 1 Thessalonians 4:7 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness."
What does 1 Thessalonians 4:7 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness."
Verse 7. _GOD HATH NOT CALLED US UNTO UNCLEANNESS_] He is the creator of male and female, and the institutor of marriage, and he has called men and women to this state; but the _end_ of this and all t...
FOR GOD HATH NOT CALLED US UNTO UNCLEANNESS - When he called us to be his followers, it was not that we should lead lives of impurity, but of holiness. We should, therefore, fulfil the purposes for wh...
IV. THE SEPARATED WALK AND THE BLESSED HOPE CHAPTER 4 _ 1. The separated walk 1 Thessalonians 4:1)_ 2. The coming of the Lord for His saints 1 Thessalonians 4:13) 1 Thessalonians 4:1 “Furthermore,...
PRACTICAL EXHORTATIONS TO PURITY OF LIFE AND BROTHERLY LOVE. The Church at Thessalonica has begun well and is encouraged to go forward. 1 THESSALONIANS 4:1. ABOUND: 1 THESSALONIANS 3:12 *. 1 Thessa...
Finally then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that, as you have received instructions from us as to how you must behave to please God, even so you do behave, that you may go on from m...
HATH. Omit. UNTO. App-104. UNTO. App-104. HOLINESS. Same as "sanctification", 1 Thessalonians 4:3....
Section V. A Lesson in Christian Morals. Ch. 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 We now pass from the first to the second of the two main divisions of the Epistle (see _Introd_. Chap. VII.), from _narrative_to _e...
§ 7. 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12. A Lesson in Christian Morals We pass from the first to the second half of the Letter, from _narration_ to _exhortation_ Chh. 1–3 are complete in themselves, setting forth...
ΈΚΆΛΕΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΚΑΛΈΩ (G2564) звать. Совершенный _aor._ рассматривает завершение действия, ΆΚΑΘΑΡΣΊΦ (G167) _dat. sing._ нечистота, грязь, мерзость. Предлог используется с именем для обо...
TEXT (1 Thessalonians 4:7-8) 7 FOR GOD CALLED US NOT FOR UNCLEANNESS, BUT IN SANCTIFICATION. 8 THEREFORE HE THAT REJECTETH, REJECTETH NOT MAN, BUT GOD, WHO GIVETH HIS HOLY SPIRIT UNTO YOU. Translati...
For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness. UNTO, [ epi (G1909)] - 'for the purpose of.' UNTO - Greek, 'in.' "Holiness" is the sphere or element in which our calling has plac...
THE LORD'S PRESENCE 12 Paul gives us the true motive and incentive of a holy life and a steadfast faith. It springs from the overflow of love to our fellow saints and to all others as well. It looks...
4:7 sanctification. (g-11) _ Hagiasmos_ . See Note i at Romans 1:4 . to (k-7) _ Epi_ , the characterizing condition. see Romans 10:19 ....
EXHORTATION TO PURITY AND BROTHERLY LOVE. THE SECOND ADVENT 1. 'You are already walking in the right path. I want you to advance in it more and more.' 3, 4. Translate, 'For this is a thing willed by...
WHEN JESUS CHRIST COMES 1 THE THESSALONIANS _IAN MACKERVOY_ A word list is at the end. It explains words with a *star by them. CHAPTER 4 HOW YOU OUGHT TO LIVE 4:1-8 V1 Brothers and sisters, yo...
FOR GOD. — This gives the reason for stating that the Lord will take vengeance on such sins; because they are not part of the terms on which His Father called us. It should be “_did_ not call.” These...
CHAPTER 9 PERSONAL PURITY 1 Thessalonians 4:1 (R.V.) THE "finally" with which this chapter opens is the beginning of the end of the Epistle. The personal matter which has hitherto occupied us was t...
CALLED TO SANCTIFICATION 1 Thessalonians 4:1 The first paragraph of this chapter exhorts to purity, the second to industry, the third to expectation of the Second Advent. But the three are closely co...
At this point in his letter the apostle turned to exhortation. Timothy's report concerning the Thessalonians' condition had indicated that they needed some words of kindly warning. The first subject i...
THE PURPOSE OF PAUL'S WARNING Apparently, Paul had devoted some of this teaching in Thessalonica to warning the brethren of God's avenging wrath in situations where one is defrauded. One has to wonde...
(1) В¶ Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more. (2) For ye...
There is a special interest in examining the epistles to the Thessalonians, more particularly the first, because, in point of fact, it was the earliest of the letters of the apostles; and as the first...
7_For God hath not called us_. This appears to be the same sentiment with the preceding one — that _the will of God is our sanctification_. There is, however, a little difference between them. For aft...
The apostle then turns to the dangers that beset the Thessalonians in consequence of their former habits (and which were still those of the persons that surrounded them), habits in direct contradictio...
FOR GOD HATH NOT CALLED US,.... The Syriac version reads "you". This is another reason to enforce the above exhortations, and to caution them against the above unclean practices, taken from the end of...
For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness. Ver. 7. _For God hath not called us_] _See Trapp on "_ Eph 4:1 _"_ It is a sure rule given by the ancients, _Confusiones libidinum sunt...
A warning against covetousness:...
The end of Chapter 3 has encouraged their abounding love. Here the apostle adds to this the entreaty that they abound in obedience. No amount of love can make up for a disobedient walk, for love and o...
IV. Instructions about how to live, 4:1-5:11 A. The problem of sexual immorality, 4:1-8 1 FURTHERMORE THEN WE BESEECH YOU, BRETHREN, AND EXHORT [YOU] BY THE LORD JESUS, THAT AS YE HAVE RECEIVED OF U...
“FOR GOD CALLED US NOT FOR UNCLEANNESS, BUT IN SANCTIFICATION” “Not for uncleanness”: “God's call to us does not permit an impure life, but demands purity” (TCNT). See 1 Peter 1:16; 1 Peter 2:11. Chr...
1-8 To abide in the faith of the gospel is not enough, we must abound in the work of faith. The rule according to which all ought to walk and act, is the commandments given by the Lord Jesus Christ. S...
Ver. 7,8. These two verses are added, as further arguments to persuade to that chastity he had spoken of, called _sanctification,_ 1 THESSALONIANS 4:3,4. The first is taken from their Christian callin...
For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification. ["God has not called us under the law that we should be impure, since, indeed, the very cause and condition of our calling is that we shou...
1 Thessalonians 4:7 For G1063 God G2316 did G2564 not G3756 call G2564 (G5656) us G2248 to G1909 uncleanness G167 but G235 in G1722 holiness G38 God - Leviticus 11:44, Leviticus 19:2; Roman
‘For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that you abstain from fornication, that each of you know how to possess himself of his own vessel in sanctification and honour, not in the passi...
_Exhortation to Holiness of Life._ As in all his Epistles Paul at least concludes with a strenuous and full inculcation of moral duties, so here he reiterates to the Thessalonians those precepts and...
NOT FOR UNCLEANNESS, BUT IN SANCTIFICATION (επ ακαθαρσια αλλ' εν αγιασμω). Sharp contrast made still sharper by the two prepositions επ (on the basis of) and εν (in the sphere of). God has "called...
CONTENTS: The model walk of the believer. The hope of Christ's return. CHARACTERS: God, Christ. CONCLUSION: The design of the Gospel is to teach men not only what they should believe, but also how t...
1 Thessalonians 4:1. _We beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us_ the moral maxims of life and conduct, not only in word but also in writing, _how ye ou...
BUT IN HOLINESS. God sets standards of purity for his people, and calls them to live transformed lives (Romans 12:1-2)....
1 THESSALONIANS—NOTE ON 1 THESSALONIANS 4:1 Instruction and Exhortation. Paul gives instructions on pleasing God (1 Thessalonians 4:1), the second coming (1 Thessalonians 4:13), community conduct (1 T...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ 1 Thessalonians 4:4. HOW TO POSSESS HIS VESSEL.—R.V. “to possess himself of his own vessel.” With the long list of names in view of those who interpret “vessel” as me...
EXPOSITION CONTENTS.—With this chapter the second portion of the Epistle—its practical application-commences. The apostle exhorts and entreats the Thessalonians to make progress in the Christian life,...
Let's turn to first Thessalonians chapter four. Paul the apostle was called of God by the Spirit to go to Macedonia, as he saw in a vision a man from Macedonia saying, "Come over and help us." It was...
1 Corinthians 1:2; 1 Peter 1:14; 1 Peter 2:21; 1 Peter 2:22; 1 Peter 2:9; 1 Thessalonians 2:3; 2 Peter 2:10; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Thessalonians 2:14;...
Unto uncleanness [ε π ι α κ α θ α ρ σ ι α]. Better, for uncleanness; ejpi denoting aim or intention. The intention is viewed as the basis of the act [ε π ι υ π ο ν]. Comp. Galatians 5:13; Ephesians 2:...
SANCTIFICATION 1 Thessalonians 4:3; _1 Thessalonians 5:15_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS The doctrine of sanctification has been abused, but that does not mean that we should steer clear of God's message conc...