1 Thessalonians, 4

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Paul instructs the Thessalonians on how to live to please God, including how to love one another, how to control their sexual desires, and how to work with their hands. He encourages them to live in a way that is pleasing to God and to look forward to the coming of the Lord.

1 Thessalonians, 4

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Living to Please God

1 Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.
2 For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
3 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;
5 Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
6 That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
7 For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
8 He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
10 And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;
11 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
12 That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.
13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

Commentary

In 1 Thessalonians 4, the Apostle Paul continues to encourage the Thessalonian church to live a life that is pleasing to God. He begins by reminding them to abstain from sexual immorality, which was a common problem in the Greco-Roman culture of the time. He then encourages them to live in a way that honors God and to love one another deeply. He also encourages them to work hard and to be content with what they have. Paul then turns his attention to the subject of the resurrection. He reminds them that Jesus died and rose again, and that those who have died in Christ will also be resurrected. He encourages them to not grieve for those who have died, but to look forward to the day when they will be reunited with them in the resurrection. Finally, Paul encourages the Thessalonians to live in a way that is pleasing to God and to be prepared for the coming of the Lord. He reminds them that the Lord will come like a thief in the night, and that they should be ready for his coming. Overall, Paul's message in 1 Thessalonians 4 is one of hope and encouragement. He reminds the Thessalonians to live a life that is pleasing to God and to look forward to the day when they will be reunited with their loved ones in the resurrection. He also encourages them to be prepared for the coming of the Lord.

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There are 18 verses in 1 Thessalonians, chapter 4.