1 Thessalonians 4 1 12 Living A Life Pleasing To God 1 thessalonians 4:1 12. 4 as for other matters, brothers and sisters, we instructed you how to live in order to please god, as in fact you are living. now we ask you and urge you in the lord jesus to do this more and more. 2 for you know what instructions we gave you by the authority of the lord jesus. 3 it is god’s will that you should be. A life pleasing to god. 4 finally, then, brothers,[a] we ask and urge you in the lord jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please god, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more. 2 for you know what instructions we gave you through the lord jesus. 3 for this is the will of god, your sanctification:[b]that.
A Life Pleasing To God Brewster Baptist Church Paul prayed that the thessalonians would be blameless and holy in the presence of god the father and the lord jesus christ. may he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our god and father when our lord jesus comes with all his holy ones. (1 thessalonians 3:13) blameless and holy. The topic of 1 thessalonians 4:1–8 is living (“walking”) a life that pleases god. we know this is the topic for two reasons. first, the terms “living” and “pleasing god” are found in the main clause of the passage, which is at the beginning of the passage (v 1). second, the content of the passage is centred on living as a. In verses 1 2, we have a general exhortation as to how we ought to walk and please god, and by the process of growth to excel. from the general, the apostle moved to the specific area of holiness of life in the realm of sexual purity (vss. 3 8). now the transition from sexual purity to brotherly love is a natural one. Now then, brothers and sisters, because of the lord jesus we ask and encourage you to excel in living a god pleasing life even more than you already do. do this the way we taught you. good news translation finally, our friends, you learned from us how you should live in order to please god. this is, of course, the way you have been living.
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