1 Thessalonians 4:7

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Thessalonians 4:7

hath . Omit. unto . App-104 . unto . App-104 . holiness . Same as "sanctification", 1 Thessalonians 4:3 . read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 4:7

For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification. Therefore he that rejecteth, rejecteth not man, but God, who giveth his Holy Spirit unto you.He that rejecteth, rejecteth not man, but God ... See comment by James Moffatt under 1 Thessalonians 4:2, above; also compare Luke 10:16.Moffatt also believed that "Holy Spirit" in this place does not refer to the Third Person of the Godhead, so much as it does to "the motive and power of the new life."[15] read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Thessalonians 4:7

7. unto uncleanness—Greek, "for the purpose of." unto—rather as Greek, "in"; marking that "holiness" is the element in which our calling has place; in a sphere of holiness. Saint is another name for Christian. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12

A. Christian living 4:1-12Paul used the opportunity this epistle afforded him to give his readers basic instruction concerning Christian living. He did this to promote their maturation in Christ and to guard them from error (cf. 1 Thessalonians 3:10). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Thessalonians 4:1-24

III. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS AND EXHORTATIONS 4:1-5:24The second major part of this epistle contains instructions and exhortations about Christian living in general, the Rapture, personal watchfulness, church life, and individual behavior. All of this is vital for believers who are undergoing opposition for their faith. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8

2. Sexual purity 4:3-8This section opens and closes with explicit references to the will of God. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Thessalonians 4:7

The general principle the Thessalonians were to keep in mind was that God’s purpose for all Christians is not impurity but purity. It is a life set apart from sin unto holiness (cf. Ephesians 2:10). read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - 1 Thessalonians 4:7

4:7 sanctification. (g-11) Hagiasmos . See Note i at Romans 1:4 . to (k-7) Epi , the characterizing condition. see Romans 10:19 . read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 4:1-18

Exhortation to Purity and Brotherly Love. The Second Advent1. ’You are already walking in the right path. I want you to advance in it more and more.’3, 4. Translate, ’For this is a thing willed by God, even your sanctification, that ye shall abstain from fornication (cp. Acts 15:20), that each one of you should learn to win his body to a state of purity and honour.’ Vessel] i.e. body. Some think the word means ’wife,’ but this is not so likely. 5. Lust of concupiscence] RV ’passion of lust.’6.... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Thessalonians 4:7

(7) For God.—This gives the reason for stating that the Lord will take vengeance on such sins; because they are not part of the terms on which His Father called us. It should be “did not call.” These 1 Thessalonians 4:7-8, sum up the little disquisition, returning to the principle announced in 1 Thessalonians 4:3.Unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.—The preposition translated “unto” has the same force in Galatians 5:13, “Called unto liberty,” and Ephesians 2:10, “Created unto good works.” It... read more

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