1 Thessalonians 4:7

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8

1 Thessalonians 4:1-8Furthermore then, we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you Earnest exhortations to a high sanctityPurity is the perfection of the Christian character.It is the brightest jewel in the cluster of saintly excellencies, and that which gives a lustre to the whole. It is not so much the addition of a separate and distinct grace as the harmonious development of all. As Flavel has said, “What the heart is to the body that the soul is to the man; and what health is to the heart... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Thessalonians 4:3-7

1Th_4:3-7For this is the will of God, even your sanctification--HolinessHoliness, like sin, is many-sided, and each separate side presents us with a different view of its requirements and perfections.In this chapter holiness stands for purity and chastity, and also for liberality in our dealings one with another. A man may be both pure and liberal, and yet, as being proud, wilful, and revengeful, may be very far from being holy. Purity and liberality, or just dealing, are two conditions of... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Thessalonians 4:4-7

1 Thessalonians 4:4-7That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour The vessel of the body1.At best a vessel is only a frail thing; let it be of gold or silver, time and use make flaws in it, and its day is soon past.2. It is a vile thing, being the creature and mere instrument of the hands.3. To be of any use it must have an owner, and it must be always just what its maker chooses, and must ever do what its employer sets it to do. It may be employed... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 4:7

7 For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness. Ver. 7. For God hath not called us ] See Trapp on " Eph 4:1 " It is a sure rule given by the ancients, Confusiones libidinum sunt signa cuius libet sectae. Simon Magus had his Helena, Carpocrates his Marcellina, Apelles his Philumena, Montanus his Priscilla and Maximilla, &c. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 Thessalonians 4:7

God: Leviticus 11:44, Leviticus 19:2, Romans 1:7, Romans 8:29, Romans 8:30, 1 Corinthians 1:2, Ephesians 1:4, Ephesians 2:10, Ephesians 4:1, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, 2 Thessalonians 2:14, 2 Timothy 1:9, Hebrews 12:14, 1 Peter 1:14-Nehemiah :, 1 Peter 2:9-2 Kings :, 1 Peter 2:21, 1 Peter 2:22 uncleanness: 1 Thessalonians 2:3, Galatians 5:19, Ephesians 4:19, 2 Peter 2:10 Reciprocal: Leviticus 11:45 - be holy Leviticus 20:7 - General Numbers 15:40 - be holy Psalms 110:3 - beauties Isaiah 35:8 -... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 4:7

7. For Ground of these warnings. Not called us Says Erasmus, (quoted by Lunemann,) “God has not called us under the law that we should be impure, since, indeed, the very cause and condition of our calling is, that we should cease to be what we once were.” Uncleanness Impurity; primarily applicable to sexual impurity, but capable of including any moral contamination, as here of both adultery and fraud. These were closely allied vices, and, to the chaste and unselfish mind of the apostle,... read more