“THE CHRISTIAN’S LABOR” – 6 OF 6
1 THESSALONIANS 5:22-24
1. The COMING Day of the LORD. (5:1-3)
2. The CHILDREN of the Light. (5:4-8)
3. A COMFORTING Legacy. (5:9-11)
4. The CHRISTIAN’S Labor. (5:12-24)
I. FIRST Triplet of Exhortation. (vv. 12-13)
II. SECOND Triplet of Exhortation. (v. 14)
III. THIRD Triplet of Exhortation. (v. 15)
IV. FOURTH Triplet of Exhortation. (vv. 16-18)
V. FIFTH Triplet of Exhortation. (vv. 19-21)
VI. SIXTH Triplet of Exhortation. (vv. 22-24)
a. STAY away from all appearances of evil. (v. 22) Abstain from all appearance of evil Genesis 39:7-10; Exodus 23:7; Proverbs 4:14-15; Isaiah 33:14-16; Matthew 17:26-27; Romans 12:17; 1 Corinthians 8:13; 1 Corinthians 10:31-33; 2 Corinthians 6:3; 8:20-21; Philippians 4:8; 1 Thessalonians 4:12
b. May God SANCTIFY you to keep you above reproach. (v. 23) And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our LORD Jesus Christ Leviticus 20:8, 26; Ezekiel 37:28; John 17:17, 19; Acts 20:32; 26:18; 1 Corinthians 1:8-9; Ephesians 5:26-27; Philippians 1:6; 2:12-13, 15-16; Colossians 1:22; 1 Thessalonians 3:13; 4:3-8; Hebrews 2:11; 4:12; 1 Peter 1:2; Jude 1:24
c. God will SURELY keep His word. (v. 24) Faithful is He that calleth you, who also will do it Numbers 23:19; Deuteronomy 7:9; Joshua 21:45; 23:14; 1 Samuel 15:29; 1 Kings 8:56; Psalm 40:10; 92:2; 100:5; Isaiah 14:24; 25:1; Lamentations 3:21-25; Micah 7:20; Matthew 24:35; 1 Corinthians 1:9; 10:13; 2 Thessalonians 3:3; Titus1:2; Hebrews 6:17-18; 10:23
