Walking To Please God
A. vs. 1. ADDRESSES OUR MANNER OF LIFE - WALK TO PLEASE GOD!
B. DOING WELL, COULD DO MORE.
C. THEY KNOW WHAT IS EXPECTED( vs. 2 ).
A. WHAT IS "SANCTIFICATION?"
1. Greek - hagios, "set apart, separate, holy."
2. Same as "saint." All Christians are saints( 1 Cor. 1:2 ).
B. TO WHAT PURPOSE ARE SANCTIFIED?( 1 Pet. 1:2 ).
1. Obedience(faith, works-man's part)( Phil. 2:12; Eph. 2:10 ).
2. Sprinkling of the blood(grace-God's part)forgiveness( Heb. 10:19-22 ).
C. FROM WHAT ARE WE SANCTIFIED?( text )
1. forn., passion of lust, ignorance, wrong his bro., unclean.
2. We are different( Rom. 12:2; 1 Pet. 4:1-4 ).
3. Striving to be right will make us different( 2 Cor. 6:17-7:1 ).
D. THE DIFFERENCE IT MAKES.
1. If we fail( vs. 6, 8 ).
2. We must succeed( 2 Thes. 2:13 ).
A. WALK IN LOVE( Eph. 5:1-2 ).
B. LOVE IS THE HUB( Mat. 22:37-39; Rom. 13:8-10 ).
C. WITHOUT LOVE, ALL OTHER GOOD IS WORTHLESS( 1 Cor. 13:1-3 ).
D. LOVE HAS A PROFOUND EFFECT ON OUR LIVES( 1 Cor. 13:4-7 ).
E. THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE( 1 Cor. 13:13 ).
F. 1 John 3:18.
A. "STUDY TO BE QUIET" - "WITH QUIETNESS."
1. James 1:26; 3:8-10; 4:11. "If you can't say something good."
2. A sober life( Titus 2:7-8 ).
B. "DO YOUR OWN BUSINESS" - "EAT YOUR OWN BREAD."
1. Not our job to meddle( 1 Pet. 4:15 )yet( Heb. 3:12-13 ).
2. A problem did exist in Thessalonica.
C. "WORK WITH YOUR HANDS" - "THEY WORK."
1. We work to provide( Eph. 4:28; 2 Thes. 3:10 ).
2. Idle hands, working mouths( 1 Tim. 5:13 ).
a. Too busy to get into trouble.
b. Lots of work to do.
A. "WALK BECOMINGLY TOWARD THEM THAT ARE WITHOUT"
( Phil. 2:14-15 ).
B. "AND MAY HAVE NEED OF NOTHING."