Sermons on Sexual Purity
Abstain From Every Form of Evil
1 Thessalonians 5:22-24 22 Abstain from every form of evil.23 Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.
The Battle for Purity
1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 4 Finally, then, brothers,1 we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as youdreceived from us ehow you ought to walk and fto please God, just as you are doing,that you gdo so more and more. 2 For hyou know what instructions we gave you throughthe Lord Jesus. 3 For this is the will of God, iyour sanctification:2 jthat you abstain fromsexual immorality; 4 that each one of you know how to control his own kbody3 in holinessand lhonor, 5 not in mthe passion of lust nlike the Gentiles owho do not know God; 6 thatno one transgress and pwrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is qan avengerin all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you. 7 For rGod hasnot called us for simpurity, but in holiness. 8 Therefore twhoever disregards this,disregards not man but God, uwho gives his Holy Spirit to you. 9 Now concerning vbrotherly love wyou have no need for anyone to write to you, for youyourselves have been xtaught by God yto love one another, 10 for that indeed is what zyouare doing to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to ado thismore and more, 11 and to aspire bto live quietly, and cto mind your own affairs, and dtowork with your hands, as we instructed you, 12 so that you may ewalk properly beforefoutsiders and be dependent on no one.