Sexual Immorality

For this is the will of God, your sanctification; that is, that you abstain from sexual immorality; (1 Thessalonians 4:3)The will of God for Christians concerning proper sexual behavior is quite clear, namely, that they abstain from sexual immorality. The conjunction for links this command to Paul's previous exhortation that the Thessalonians strive to excel more (4:1–2). Paul already knew his readers desired to do God's will (cf. 1:3–10), but he also realized they needed to know more specifically what that will encompasses. . . .