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1 Thessalonians 4:7
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7 For [gar] God [theos] hath [kaleo] not [ou] called [kaleo] us [hemas] unto [epi] uncleanness, [akatharsia] but [alla] unto [en] holiness. [hagiasmos] KJV-Interlinear
7 For God has not called us for the purpose of impurity, but in sanctification. NASB
There are two common references to humanity, that of the flesh which refers to the material, physical or temporal side of life, and the spirit, which refers to the immaterial or spiritual side of life.
The material side of life is the flesh, the sin nature, the carnal side. God is not the author of sin, nor the perpetuator of sin or evil.
God promotes the spirit side. God is the creator of all things, the physical (the universe), life (the temporal), and eternal (the spiritual).
God brought us into this world not to become impure, but to be pure. It is the sin nature and fundamental nature of man which drives him to the carnal side of life, rather than the spiritual side.
And given mans tendency, then God provided a way for man to become separated from the trap that the carnal side of life, holds for humanity. That separation path is called sanctification and was made possible by the work of Christ on the Cross.
Trapped by sin, man had no outlet to hope for in life. Man being a biological entity in his physical makeup, had no means of creating or discovering or inventing a way out of the sin nature which traps him. Likewise, since man cannot create new life or a new life for himself, then also man cannot release himself, or escape from, the trap that sin has on his soul.
God provided salvation, and through salvation the path to separation from sin and evil, and into eternal life and eternal completion of humanity.
It remains for you to make the correct choice in life, in order to achieve that which God provides freely.
Gods intention is for you to advance to the fullest possible person that you can be. God gives you the means of accomplishing that goal. All is there right before you. You only have to want it, desire it, and go for it, without quitting.
