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

by J.C. Ryle

How was it that Noah persevered in building the ark? He stood alone amid a world of sinners and unbelievers. He had to endure scorn, ridicule, and mocking. What was it that steadied his arm and made him patiently work on and face it all? It was faith. He believed in a wrath to come. He believed that there was no safety except in the ark that he was preparing. Believing, he did not place much value on the world’s opinion.