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Walk In Holiness - Part 2 Of 2
Contributed by Naveen Balakrishnan on May 18, 2004 (message contributor)
Summary: The Bible clearly mandates that we need to walk in Holiness and it describes for us how we ought to conduct ourselves in light of His will for our lives - Part 2 of 2.
“Walk in Holiness” – Part 2 of 2
1 Thessalonians 4:1-8
I. WALK IN HOLINESS. (vv. 1-8)
A. A SEPARATED walk. (vv. 1-2)
B. A SANCTIFIED life. (vv. 3-8) Romans 6:22; 2 Corinthians 6:17; 7:1; 1 Thessalonians 3:13; 2 Peter 3:11; Hebrews 12:14
1. CONFORM to God’s will in sanctification. (v. 3) John 17:17-19; Acts 20:32; Romans 6:22; 1 Corinthians 6:11; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; Titus 2:13
2. Be a holy CONTAINER for God. (v. 4) vessel in sanctification and honour Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:18-20; 2 Timothy 2:20-21; Hebrews 13:4
3. Don’t give into sexual CRAVINGS like the unbelieving. (v. 5) in lust of concupiscence Romans 1:24, 26, 28; Colossians 3:5; Ephesians 4:17-19; 1 Peter 4:3
4. Don’t CHEAT your brothers. (v. 6) defraud Leviticus 25:14, 17; 1 Samuel 12:3-4; Proverbs 22:22-23; Micah 2:2; James 2:6; Deuteronomy 32:35; Psalm 94:1; Romans 12:19; Ephesians 5:6; 2 Thessalonians 1:8
5. We are CALLED unto holiness not uncleanness. (v. 7) Leviticus 11:44; 19:2; Ephesians 1:4; 2 Timothy 1:9; Hebrews 12:14; 1 Peter 1:14-16; 2:9-12
6. Don’t show CONTEMPT toward God. (v. 8) despise 1 Samuel 8:7; 10:19; John 12:48; Proverbs 1:7; Isaiah 5:24; 30:12-15; 49:7; Luke 10:16; Acts 5:1-10; 13:41; Leviticus 26:15-16; Numbers 11:20; 15:31; 2 Samuel 12:10; Ezekiel 20:13; Matthew 18:10; 1 Corinthians 16:11; 2 Chronicles 36:16
