1 Thessalonians 4:7

“For God hath not called us, etc.] The Syriac version reads “you”. This is another reason to enforce the above exhortations, and to caution them against the above unclean practices, taken from the end of the effectual calling by the efficacious grace of God, which is not unto uncleanness of any sort, as before specified. This they had lived in before their calling, and were now called from it into communion with Christ, who loves righteousness, and hates iniquity; and by the Gospel, which teaches to deny ungodliness, and worldly lusts, and to forsake all impurity, both of flesh and spirit: but this call is unto holiness of life and conversation in general, and to chastity in thought, look,…”

“unto uncleanness--Greek, "for the purpose of." unto--rather as Greek, "in"; marking that "holiness" is the element in which our calling has place; in a sphere of holiness. Saint is another name for Christian.”

“For God hath not called us unto uncleanness - When he called us to be his followers, it was not that we should lead lives of impurity, but of holiness. We should, therefore, fulfil the purposes for which we were called into his kingdom. The word “uncleanness” (ἀκαθαρσία akatharsia), means, properly, “impurity, filth;” and then, in a moral sense, “pollution, lewdness,” as opposed to chastity; Romans 1:24; Rom 6:19; 2 Corinthians 12:21; Galatians 5:19; Ephesians 4:19; Ephesians 5:3; Colossians 3:5. return to 'Top of Page'”

“4:7 holy . . . not impure: Cp. 1:4; 2:12; 5:23-24; 2 Thes 2:13-14; 1 Pet 1:15-16.”

“God: Lev 11:44, Lev 19:2; Rom 1:7, Rom 8:29, Rom 8:30; Co1 1:2; Eph 1:4, Eph 2:10, Eph 4:1; Th2 2:13, Th2 2:14; Ti2 1:9; Heb 12:14; Pe1 1:14-16, Pe1 2:9-12, Pe1 2:21, Pe1 2:22 uncleanness: Th1 2:3; Gal 5:19; Eph 4:19; Pe2 2:10 1 Thessalonians 4:8”