1 Thessalonians 4:3 — Community Reflections

1 THESSALONIANS 4:3 — KING JAMES VERSION 1

“For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:”

For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality — sanctification (hagiasmos) is not mere feeling but active separation from porneía (sexual transgression). God's will is not obscure but crystalline: sexual purity is non-negotiable. The foundation of sanctity is the body's consecration to God.

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Carlos RiveraNote1mo ago

Abstain From Sexual Immorality

I went to a Christian college and received all the talks about purity. Stay a virgin, don't lust, save yourself for marriage. It created this intense shame around sexuality that I've spent my adult ye...