Word Information
Word: Apechesthai
English: Abstain
ἀπέχεσθαι | apechesthai | abstain
Source: Strong’s Concordance
Author: James Strong
"For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality." 1 Thessalonians 4:3
Definition
Strong’s Definition:
to have out, i.e. receive in full; (intransitively) to keep (oneself) away, i.e. be distant (literally or figuratively) –be, have, receive.
1 Peter 2:11
Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul
We are to distance ourselves from wrong desires that lead to sin.
James 1:12-16
Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death. Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren.
We resist the desire to sin by enslaving ourselves to obedience.
Romans 6:16-18
Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey -—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance. You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
God’s grace enables us walk in submission and obedience to Him.
1 Thessalonians 5:22-24
Abstain from every form of evil. Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.
Sizzling Sunday: 1st October 2023
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