Sanctification: the will of God 1 Th.4:3 1. Position: to dedicate, separate, set apart for God, Jn.17:19 (A-S)  1 Pt.1:22; 1 Co.6:11 (1:2) 2. Process:

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Sanctification: the will of God 1 Th.4:3 1. Position: to dedicate, separate, set apart for God, Jn.17:19 (A-S)  1 Pt.1:22; 1 Co.6:11 (1:2) 2. Process: growth in holiness, Ro.6:19-22  Jn.17:17

The goal is purity “The greatest miracle God can do today is to take an unholy man out of an unholy world, and make that man holy and put him back into that unholy world and keep him holy in it”

Sanctification: the will of God 1 Th.4:3 1. Position: to dedicate, separate, set apart for God, Jn.17:19 (A-S)  1 Pt.1:22; 1 Co.6:11 (1:2) 2. Process: growth in holiness, Ro.6:19-22  Jn.17:17 3. Perfection: at His coming, 1 Th.3:13

I. Paganism Is Prevalent (1 Th.4:5)

The sin of society invades churches Rv.2-3 Corinth Thessalonica It would be naïve to think we can escape. History is against us.

They were surrounded Romans : “women were married to be divorced and divorced to be married” –Seneca Greeks : “we keep prostitutes for pleasure …mistresses for day-to-day needs of the body…wives for begetting of children and faithful guardianship of homes” –Demosthenes Jews : have the law (Ex.19:6)  Dt. 24 (Mt.19:3); Mal.2:…16  Ro.2:17-24

Pew Research Center (6/27/11) Cohabitation is an increasingly prevalent lifestyle in the U.S. The share of 30- to 44-year-olds living as unmarried couples has more than doubled since the mid-1990s. Cohabitation is an increasingly prevalent lifestyle in the U.S. The share of 30- to 44-year-olds living as unmarried couples has more than doubled since the mid-1990s.

“Why Young Christians Aren’t Waiting Anymore” October issue of evangelical magazine Young, unmarried ‘Christians’ are as promiscuous as ‘non-Christian’ peers “(Almost) Everyone’s Doing It” 80% of unmarried evangelical young adults (18-29) are guilty Just under 88% of unmarried adults

America’s moral decline Living together No fault divorce Marriage not sacred What is marriage?

The pressure to conform 1. Diversity: variety; no truth; different views “…Votaries of ‘diversity’ insist on absolute conformity” (Tony Snow) 1. Diversity: variety; no truth; different views “…Votaries of ‘diversity’ insist on absolute conformity” (Tony Snow) 2. Perversity: turned away from or rejecting what is right, good, proper… Ro.1 3. Adversity: persecute/penalize those who disagree. Lk.14:25-27

I. Paganism Is Prevalent (1 Th.4:5) II. Purity Is Possible (1 Th.4:3, 4, 7)

We know because... it has been done God’s call (7)  He never requires the impossible  Hb.12:14 Noah, Gn.6 Boaz/Ruth, Jgs. Ph.2:15 1 Th.4:3; 5:22

Signs of sanctification Negative: 2 Tim.2:22 1. Distinguishes right and wrong. 1 Th.4:3; Hb.5:14 2. Realizes temptation is impartial. Gn Has a plan. Ga.2:5 4. Decisive: avoids sin like plague. Ja.4:7 5. Consistent (pres. tense). Mt.4: Knows what is at stake. Hb.12:14

Signs of sanctification Positive: 1 Pt.1: Minds his mind, Focuses on the finish, Obeys the orders, Disregards the disobedient, Follows the Father, (Lv.11; 19)

I. Paganism Is Prevalent (1 Th.4:5) III. Pleasing Is Profitable (1 Th.4:1) II. Purity Is Possible (1 Th.4:3, 4, 7)

Please God To give pleasure / satisfaction, accom- modate. 1 Th.2:4, 15  Sacrifice self-interest (Ro.8:8; 15:1)  1 Co.7:32-34; 10:33  Ac.8:39 Forgiven of sins Clear conscience Heavenly hope