Plea for Purity (1 Thess. 4:1-12) NKJV ”Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God;  for you know what commandments we gave you through the Lord Jesus.  For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality;  that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor,  not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God;  that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also forewarned you and testified.  For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness.  Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit.” A Brotherly and Orderly Life  ”But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another;  and indeed you do so toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, that you increase more and more;  that you also aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,  that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and that you may lack nothing.” NKJV- New King James...

”And in the wilderness where you saw how the Lord your God carried you, as a man carries his son, in all the way that you went until you came to this place.’’ Deuteronomy 1:31...

1 Peter 1:15 -16 (NKJV)  ”But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;  Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.” Living Out God’s Love The grace of Christ is to control the temper and the voice. Its working will be seen in politeness and tender regard shown by brother for brother, in kind, encouraging words. An angel presence is in the home. The life breathes a sweet perfume, which ascends to God as holy incense. Love is manifested in kindness, gentleness, forbearance, and long-suffering. The countenance is changed. Christ abiding in the heart shines out in the faces of those who love Him and keep His commandments. Excerpt from COL p. 102 by E.G.White. Sources: COL- Christ’s Object Lessons by Ellen G. White New King James Version...

Living Before God Our Father ” Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest yourhope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; ”  1 Peter 1:13 NKJV) ‘The apostle sought to teach the believers how important it is to keep the mind from wandering to forbidden themes or from spending its energies on trifling subjects. Those who would not fall a prey to Satan’s devices, must guard well the avenues of the soul; they must avoid reading, seeing, or hearing that which will suggest impure thoughts. The mind must not be left to dwell at random upon every subject that the enemy of souls may suggest. The heart must be faithfully sentineled, or evils without will awaken evils within, and the soul will wander in darkness. “Gird up the loins of your mind,” Peter wrote, “be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation. Excerpt from AA p.518 by E.G.White Sources :  AA- Acts of the Apostles; (NKJV) New King James...

Before sin came along, there were no ”sides,” as in ”your side” and ”my side.” Before sin, all of God’s created beings were with Him After sin, some turned against Him. So for 6,000 years or more now, there have been two sides: God’s side–and Satan’s side. There is no third side. Everyone of us can choose only one of those two sides. Life— or death Good— or evil Light—or darkness Truth— or lies Trust— or doubt Love—or selfishness. Positive— or the negative CHRIST— or Satan. From The Called…the Chosen p.26 by Ken...

‘My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,  knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.  But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. .” James 1:2-4 NKJV Read entire chapter James 8...