1Th 4:8 | MHM | STEP | v. 8 : Finally, Paul says that rejecting this teaching is not just ignoring a human rule, but despising God: He therefore that despises, despises not man, but God, who has also given unto us his holy Spirit (1 Thessalonians 4:8 ). God gives his Holy Spirit to help us live holy lives. If we ignore this, we are turning away from God himself, who wants to help us be pure and strong.

‏ 1 Thessalonians 4:8

v. 8: Finally, Paul says that rejecting this teaching is not just ignoring a human rule, but despising God: He therefore that despises, despises not man, but God, who has also given unto us his holy Spirit (1 Thessalonians 4:8 ^a). God gives his Holy Spirit to help us live holy lives. If we ignore this, we are turning away from God himself, who wants to help us be pure and strong.