This article is a summary of Augustus Nicodemus’ lecture at the Interactive Faithful Youth Conference 2020.
Paul wrote this letter to end the discipleship of the brethren to whom he had preached the gospel before leaving this city, this was much needed, because the Greco-Roman world was imbued with sexual immorality, there were gods and with. ; married men had sexual lovers and slaves; Homosexuality was often seen as a good thing and even above the normal norm. Chaos reigned.
- First.
- Paul reminds them that God’s will is the sanctification of his people; It is not God’s specific and special will.
- But the will of God revealed and written.
- Which has a weight of determination and weight on us.
- Children to be holy.
- To be holy means to be separated from the way of life of the world and to dedicate one another to God.
- Paul also explains this statement in terms of sexual holiness through three exhortations:.
But someone might say, “It’s very difficult, an absurd scheme, there’s no way for this to happen. “Well, it’s clear that reality is complicated and that desires will always haunt us, especially among young people. However, the God who calls and converts is also the God who preserves us and leads us to a healthy sexuality. It is only through his grace that we can live a model like this, that is why Paul gives us four encouragement to encourage thesalonic believers to do this:
In short: God’s will is for you to be holy. The journey involves abstaining from prostitution, honoring one’s body, and not acting as unbelievers, knowing that God is a righteous judge who will avenge the innocent and condemn those who reject your rule because they reject. God Himself; but he also gives his Spirit to those who remain in him.
It’s always time to repent of your sinful practices. If you have fallen into these areas, turn to the Lord who gives you the grace to live a pure life.