In his anxiety that the believers at Thessalonica should walk in the fear of God, the apostle pleaded with them to reveal practical godliness in the daily life. "We beseech you, brethren," he wrote, "and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more. For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus. For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication." "For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness." | |
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I sin ængstelse for, om de troende i Tessalonika ikke vandrede i gudsfrygt, tryglede apostlen dem om i deres daglige liv at udvise praktisk fromhed. "Så beder vi jer iøvrigt, brødre og jeg lægger jer på sinde i Herren Jesus: at ligesom I har lært af os, hvordan I bør vandre og tækkes Gud, som I jo allerede gør, at I da må gøre yderligere fremgang. I ved jo, hvilke bud vi gav jer ved Herren Jesus. Thi dette er Guds vilje, at I helliggøres, så I afholder jer fra utugt." "Gud kaldte os jo ikke til urenhed, men til hellighed." |