In Closing

1st Thessalonians 5:22-28

1 Thessalonians 5:22–28 ESV

22 Abstain from every form of evil. 23 Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it. 25 Brothers, pray for us. 26 Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss. 27 I put you under oath before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers. 28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

Scripture Exposition

1st Thessalonians 5:22

1 Thessalonians 5:22 ESV

Abstain from every form of evil.

Dealing with Prophecy:

Don’t dismiss it. (vv.19-20)

Test every prophecy. (v.21)

Hold onto anything good that the prophecy teaches. (v.21)

Abstain from every form of Evil. (v.22)

1st Thessalonians 5:23

1 Thessalonians 5:23 ESV

Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 3:11–13 ESV

11. Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you, 12. and may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as we do for you,

1 Thessalonians 3:11–13 ESV

13. so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

1 Thessalonians 4:3–6 ESV

3. For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; 4. that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,

1 Thessalonians 4:3–6 ESV

5. not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God; 6. that no one transgress and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you.

1st Thessalonians 5:23

1 Thessalonians 5:23 ESV

Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Three Parts of the Human:

Spirit

Soul

Body

Romans 6:12–13 (ESV)

Romans 6:12–13 ESV

12. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions.

Romans 6:12–13 ESV

13. Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness.

Romans 12:1 (ESV)

Romans 12:1 ESV

1. I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

1st Thessalonians 5:23

1 Thessalonians 5:23 ESV

Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1st Thessalonians 5:24

1 Thessalonians 5:24 ESV

He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.

Galatians 2:17–18 (ESV)

Galatians 2:17–18 ESV

17. But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we too were found to be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not! 18. For if I rebuild what I tore down, I prove myself to be a transgressor.

Cliff Driving

Baking a Cake

1st Thessalonians 5:24

1 Thessalonians 5:24 ESV

He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.

1st Thessalonians 5:25

1 Thessalonians 5:25 ESV

Brothers, pray for us.

1st Thessalonians 5:26

1 Thessalonians 5:26 ESV

Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.

1st Thessalonians 5:27

1 Thessalonians 5:27 ESV

I put you under oath before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.

1st Thessalonians 5:28

1 Thessalonians 5:28 ESV

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.