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From Reflection to Instruction
Have you ever reflected back on who you were and then given instructions on who you are to be today?
History, reflection is good.
Paul comes from reflection (1The3:11-13) to instruction (1The4:1-8) that is a good challenge for us today.
Previously Paul has been encouraging and praying for the church.
He showed his heart, his desire for them (1The3:11-12)
He encouraged them in being established (1The3:13)
His desire for them to increase and abound in love, not just love, but love that is displayed before God, so it is evident, visible love
Love that is unending until the end the coming of the Lord .
Love that is without blame and is holy.
So having said that; this now leads us to our passage today where it goes from apostolic reflection to apostolic instruction
Abounding more and more (1The4:1-2)
Sanctification application necessary (1The4:3-8)
Abounding more and more
With the love of nursing mother, the exhortation of a loving father Paul gives a forceful exhortation to abound more and more.
Not only an exhortation but a command too.
(Love abound)
Paul urges and exhorts them in Jesus name (1The4:1)
Can you see the forcefulness of the exhortation?
Can you see, feel the authority that is spoken here?
Paul reminds them (1The4:1)
Reminds them the authority they operate under (Jesus Christ)
Reminds them of how they should walk - to please God
Do you wonder why Paul says this, why this exhortation and reminder?
Is it that there is a problem that needs to be addressed?
Why remind them of something if there is no problem with the something?
Paul challenges them in the exhortation (1The4:1; Php4:9-10)
Abound more and more
If to abound means to exist in large amounts, how can they abound more?
This is not new, look at what Paul said, prayed for the Philippian church.
Paul commands them (1The1-2; Mt28:18-29)
In keeping the commandments under the authority given
These are commands not suggestions.
The force, the authority is found in the name of Jesus.
For there is no other way, no other name (Jn14:6; Act4:12)
The command calls for abounding service (1The3:12; 1The4:10)
The command as prayed earlier
and will pray again later
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Jesus command (Mt25:14-30; Jn15:1-2)
Peters defining (2Pt1:5-8)
Paul’s pattern to others (Php1:9; Php3:13-14)
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Jesus command (Mt25:14-30; Jn15:1-2)
The Matthew passage is about the parable of the talents
Use your talents to serve the Lord more and more
Then there is the John passage
Abound in bearing fruit, so you can bear more fruit
Jesus command (Mt25:14-30; Jn15:1-2)
Peters defining (2Pt1:5-8)
Peter defining bounding more and more with moral excellence, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness and love which is really of the summary of abounding more, isn’t it?
Jesus command (Mt25:14-30; Jn15:1-2)
Peters defining (2Pt1:5-8)
Paul’s pattern to others (Php1:9; Php3:13-14)
Do you see the pattern, abound more and more?
Our life as we wait for Christ to come for His church is one of walking to please God (v.1).
Not standing still, not resting on our laurels, but pressing on toward the goal, reaching for the prize.
One way we do that comes in our next section.
Sanctification application necessary
Sanctification, to set apart to a sacred purpose; to be free from sin; to make productive of holiness or piety.
Sounds like things needed to walk in holiness (1The3:13).
While here in our passage is described in the physical it impacts the spiritual doesn’t it.
And sanctification is more than just physical it is emotional, it is spiritual too.
God’s will is for us to be sanctified:
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Sanctified through the Word (Jn17:17)
Sanctified through empowering of the Holy Spirit (1Cor6:11)
Sanctification is a process; not an event (1Cor6:11; Eph5:26)
Sanctification continues throughout our Christian walk (Heb2:11; Heb10:14)
Sanctification will be completed when Christ comes for His Church (1The5:23)
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Sanctified through the Word (Jn17:17)
We are called to be sanctified through the Word, here spoken in prayer about the Apostles and from the Apostles to us.
Sanctified through the Word (Jn17:17)
Sanctified through empowering of the Holy Spirit (1Cor6:11)
Washed, sanctified, justified in the name and by the Spirit of God
Sanctified through the Word (Jn17:17)
Sanctified through empowering of the Holy Spirit (1Cor6:11)
Sanctification is a process; not an event (1Cor6:11; Eph5:26)
we already looked at the 1Cor6:11, but now let me give you another regarding sanctification, it is a process
Sanctified by the washing of the water of the Word; so keep yourself clean, wash often!
Sanctified through the Word (Jn17:17)
Sanctified through empowering of the Holy Spirit (1Cor6:11)
Sanctification is a process; not an event (1Cor6:11; Eph5:26)
Sanctification continues throughout our Christian walk (Heb2:11; Heb10:14)
Sanctification continues throughout our Christian life, Christian walk ]
Sanctification involves abstinence
Sanctification through Abstinence
Sanctification is important, but it takes effort.
But have no fear, we are not alone in it.
May we be people who are sanctified “set apart.”
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God’s will: Abstain from sexual immorality
God’s will: possessing one’s own vessel (Eph4:17-19; 2Cor10:5)
God’s will: make no provision for the flesh (Rom13:13-14)
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God’s will: Abstain from sexual immorality
God’s will: possessing one’s own vessel (Eph4:17-19; 2Cor10:5)
This is more than the action, this is the heart too.
Abstaining is learning to take every thought into captivity
look again at (v.6) just for a moment, looks like it would not be there, should be there, but it should.
God’s will: Abstain in this manner so not to commit fraud (1The4:6; Pro6:30-35)
Adultery, that is fraud, that is idolatry, it is destructive, it can be damning.
God’s will: Abstain from sexual immorality
God’s will: possessing one’s own vessel (Eph4:17-19; 2Cor10:5)
God’s will: make no provision for the flesh (Rom13:13-14)
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