What kind of Christians ought we to be? While salvation is by God’s grace through faith, the Christian life is to be a growing life, constantly striving for the perfection that has been promised us in Christ. In 1 Thessalonians, Paul urges believers to abstain from sexual immorality and to control their bodies. Scriptures referenced include 1 Thessalonians 3:10-13; 1 Thessalonians 4:1-15; Genesis 39:9; Matthew 25:34-46; and John 13:34-35.
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