1 Thessalonians 4:7

God called us to holiness, not to impurity. The very purpose of our calling is a clean life.

Cross-references · 18

• Lev 11:44For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
• 1 Pet 2:9–12But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
• Eph 1:4According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
• 1 Pet 1:14–16As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
• Rom 8:29–30For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
• Lev 19:2Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.
• 1 Pet 2:21–22For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
• 2 Tim 1:9Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
• 2 Pet 2:10But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
• Gal 5:19Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
• 2 Th 2:13–14But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
• Heb 12:14Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
• 1 Th 2:3For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:
• Eph 4:1I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
• Eph 2:10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
• Eph 4:19Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
• Rom 1:7To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Cor 1:2Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

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