“For
this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: that every one of you should
know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour; not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
that
no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as
we also have forewarned you and testified.
For
God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness. He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.”
1 Thessalonians 4:3-8
argue osnt for unbelieving gentiles it’s for this group of. Slow gong former gentiles and Jews Paul was preaching to
“This I say therefore, and
testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
who being past feeling have
given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to
work all uncleanness with greediness.
But
ye have not so learned Christ; if so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
that
ye put off concerning the former conversation
the old man, which is
corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
and
be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
and that
ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
(?paul teaching the church how to accomplish this and make that change )
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: neither give place to the devil.
Let him that stole
steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good
to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
And
grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are
sealed unto the day of redemption.
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: and
be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.”
Ephesians 4:17-32 KJV
sanctification is an ongoing process the promise to be saved by hearing and believing the gospel is an initial promise that will be fulfilled by rhe process of faith
sanctification is the process of being changed from a person who believes sin isnt deadly to them over to indersrsnd if I don’t repent I will perish if I repent and believe God I will live forever once we are convicted of this sanctification will be the eventual result