Spirit Soul And Body Be Kept Blameless

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Spirit Soul And Body Be Kept Blameless

Things happening around us

Entering Rest

Completeness in Christ

Wilderness Journey (physical the spiritual)

Perseverance and Endurance

The Apostle Paul had great advice and encouragement for the church, all revelation and direction given by the Holy Spirit for the church to have all this completeness.

In 1 Thessalonians chapter 5 we this encouragement fo rus a s believers the church, His church, His bride

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1 Thessalonians 5:2–3 (NASB95)

2 For you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night.

3 While they are saying, “Peace and safety!” then destruction will come upon them suddenly like labor pains upon a woman with child, and they will not escape.

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1 Thessalonians 5:4–6 NASB95

4 But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day would overtake you like a thief; 5 for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness; 6 so then let us not sleep as others do, but let us be alert and sober.

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1 Thessalonians 5:9–11 NASB95

9 For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him. 11 Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing.

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The Day of The Lord Will Come Like a Thief in The Night

*We are sons of light

*Alert and Sober - breast plate of faith and love, helmet of hope and salvation

*God has not destined us for wrath

These things describe how Jesus has changed us the new life He put within us

How he has made us to be different than the world

By maintaining our faith in Jesus Christ, walking out our faith, we are not destined for the wrath that will come

Paul then in 16 more verses gives and instruction for the church (the church to function and operate in the blessings and joy Jesus intended for His church)

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CHRISTIAN / CHURCH CONDUCT

*Appreciate those who labor around us (also charge over / instruction)

*Live in peace with one another

*Admonish the unruly (warn those who are lazy)

*Help the weak

*Be patient with everyone

*Never repay evil with evil

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CHRISTIAN / CHURCH CONDUCT

*Rejoice always

*Pray without ceasing

*In everything give thanks

*Do not quench the Spirit

*Hold fast to what is good

*Abstain from every form of evil

All this encouragement and instruction helps us to be able to enter that rest and that completeness

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OUR IDENTITY AS CHRISTIANS

*Who we are in Christ Jesus

*Who we are to be in Christ Jesus

Paul then confirms a result of this endurance and perseverance for us to maintain in Thess 5 verses 23 and after telling the church all these things we just went through.

He is in a way describing the completeness and rest we can have in Christ and the amazing affects it has on us and what part of us it affects.

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1 Thessalonians 5:23 NASB95

23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Notice he says now may

He is the God of peace (not of the world peace, only God’s peace gives rest)

Sanctify us entirely

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Sanctify (hagiazo)

separate from profane things

dedicated to God

to purify- cleanse internally and externally

free from guilt of sin - renewing the soul

sanctify entirely - complete in all respects

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spirit (pneuma)

breath / air

vital principal by which the body is animated

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soul (psuche)

the seat of feelings, desires, affections

moral being

not dissolved by death

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body (soma)

living body

NT church

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OUR IDENTITY AS CHRISTIANS

*Who we are in Christ Jesus

*Who we are to be in Christ Jesus

*Continue in sanctification (endurance / persevere)

*Be complete and enter His rest

*Result - Let the body be whole and animated

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Spirit Soul And Body Be Kept Blameless

Prayer / Close