This morning we continued our study of 1st Thessalonians. We read verses 1-12. In these verses Paul's letter takes a turn, from talking about missing the church and how they long to see them again, to practical advice. He starts this secition by telling them that they know that they are supposed to be lving a holy lifestyle and to do it more and more.
Then he gives some direct commands: be sanctified (set apart for special use), avoid sexual immorality (not just not do it but avoid the situations where you will be tempted to do it), learn to control yoru body, not wronging your brother or sister in Christ, not taking advantage of them either, not living an impure life but instead a holy life.
He then tells us that if we live a bad lifestyle we will be punished because we are rejecting God not man. He then tells them again to love more and more.
Following this he gives them some more ways to live: making it an ambition to live a quiet life, minding our won buseness, and working with our hands (not lazy). Why do we live this kind of life? So taht we can win the respect of non-believers and not be dependant on anybody (we can provide for ourselves).
Paul calls us to live a lifestyle not just talk a talk of Christianity. It is hard to live that lifestyle. Sometimes it is because we don't want to be looked at as different or weird, sometimes because we don't want to make changes, sometimes it is because we don't know that is what we are supposed to do. So the question for you is: Are you living the life? If you are, are you living it at school? At work? At home? In front of all your friends? In front of your enemies? How can you live the life better? It is time to make a change.
I give this morning: C-
Favorite moment: Learning the difference between sexual immortality and sexual immorality
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