Holiness: For the Will of God Is Your Sanctification – 1 Thessalonians 4:3 [Annotated, Updated]

by J.C. Ryle

We must be holy because our present comfort depends much upon it. We cannot be reminded of this too often. We are sadly apt to forget that there is a close connection between sin and sorrow, holiness and happiness, sanctification and consolation. God has wisely arranged that our well-being and our well-doing are linked together. He has mercifully provided that even in this world it is in our interest to be holy.