Called in SANCTIFICATION

1 Thessalonians 4:1-7

Sanctified: Holy

• Aaron & his sons (1 Chron 23:13)

• God (Isaiah 57:15)

• The Sabbath (Exo 31:14)

• Priestly garments (Leviticus 16:4)

Sanctified: Holy

• Utensils of the tabernacle (Exo 30:26-29)

• Sacrificial meat & bread (Lev 6; Exo 25:30)

• Anointing oil (Exo 30:30-34)

• Israel’s firstborn (Exo 13:1-2)

• Christians are holy (1 Thess 4:7)

Making US Sanctified

• Dedicating us to God (Rom 15:14-16)

• Dedicating us to God through Jesus Christ (Heb 10:9-10; 13:12)

• Dedicating us to God through Jesus Christ in obedience to truth (John 17:17-20; Rom 6:19, 22; Eph 5:25-26; Lev 20:8; 2 Thess 2:13; Eph 4:24; 1 Peter 1:1-3)

A Sanctified People

Everything about us is to be holy:

• Personally (1 Peter 1:15-16; Eph 1:4; 1 Thess 4:3; 2 Cor 7:1)

• Congregationally (1 Cor 5:6-7; 3:15-17)

Have you been Sanctified?

• Faith in Jesus Christ through the GospelJohn 8:24; 20:30-31; Rom 1:16; 10:9-10; Mark 16:16; Heb 11:6

• Repent - a change of heart about sinLuke 24:46-47; Acts 2:38; 3:19; 17:30-31

• Confess faith in ChristMatt 10:32-33; Acts 8:36-38; Rom 10:9-10

• Baptized (immersed) in water – sins forgivenMatt 28:19; Mk 16:16; Acts 2:38; Rom 6:3-4; 1 Pet 3:21

• Live in obedience to ChristHeb 5:8-9; 1 Peter 1:14; Rev 2:10