{"id":10890,"date":"2022-10-11T09:15:33","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T13:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/?post_type=oyb&#038;p=10890"},"modified":"2022-10-11T09:15:34","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T13:15:34","slug":"finally-dear-brothers-and-sisters-we-urge-you-in-the-name-of-the-lord-jesus-to-live-in-a-way-that-pleases-god-as-we-have-taught-you-1-thessalonians-41-nlt-2","status":"publish","type":"oyb","link":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/oyb\/finally-dear-brothers-and-sisters-we-urge-you-in-the-name-of-the-lord-jesus-to-live-in-a-way-that-pleases-god-as-we-have-taught-you-1-thessalonians-41-nlt-2","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way that pleases God, as we have taught you&#8221; (1 Thessalonians 4:1 NLT)."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LIVING TO PLEASE GOD<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>The apostle Paul urged the Thessalonian believers to live in a way that pleased God. He followed his urging with several practical instructions on how they might live a holy life. Yet his instruction was based on the reality of their faith in Christ. For the key to living a life that pleases God is faith. <br \/><br \/>As we read in Hebrews, &#8220;And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him&#8221; (Heb. 11:6). So, it is our faith in Christ that saves us and our faith in His indwelling Spirit that empowers us to live a life that pleases God. As Paul told the Romans, \u201cThe righteous shall live by faith&#8221; (Rom. 1:17).<br \/><br \/>And what does it look like to live by faith? The chief attribute is love. As Paul told the Thessalonians believers, &#8220;We urge you to love [one another] even more.&#8221; For love fulfills the whole law of God. <br \/><br \/>PRAYER: Dear Father, we want to live in a way that pleases You. Help us to live by faith in You today and to let the love of Christ motivate and move us. In Jesus&#8217; name, amen.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LIVING TO PLEASE GOD The apostle Paul urged the Thessalonian believers to live in a way that pleased God. He followed his urging with several practical instructions on how they might live a holy life. Yet his instruction was based on the reality of their faith in Christ. For the key to living a life<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"scripture-book":[1319],"scripture-chapter":[1337],"oyb_day":[1811],"location":[],"class_list":["post-10890","oyb","type-oyb","status-publish","hentry","scripture-book-1-thessalonians","scripture-chapter-1337","oyb_day-october-11"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb\/10890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oyb"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10890"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-book?post=10890"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-chapter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-chapter?post=10890"},{"taxonomy":"oyb_day","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb_day?post=10890"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=10890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}