1Th 4:3 | TNotes | STEP | 4:3 God’s will is for you to be holy: The foundation of Christian ethics is not philosophical speculation about virtue but doing God’s will (Rom 12:1-2 ; Eph 6:6 ; Heb 10:36 ; 13:20-21 ). Holiness (1 Thes 4:4 , 7 ) embraces all of a person’s life (5:23 ); here it involves staying away from sexual sin (Greek porneia , any sexual union outside marriage).

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bRom 12:1-2►

cEph 6:6►

dHeb 10:36►

e13:20-21►

f1 Thes 4:4►

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h5:23►

‏ 1 Thessalonians 4:3

4:3 ^a God’s will is for you to be holy: The foundation of Christian ethics is not philosophical speculation about virtue but doing God’s will (Rom 12:1-2 ^b; Eph 6:6 ^c; Heb 10:36 ^d; 13:20-21 ^e). Holiness (1 Thes 4:4 ^f, 7 ^g) embraces all of a person’s life (5:23 ^h); here it involves staying away from sexual sin (Greek porneia, any sexual union outside marriage).