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

by J.C. Ryle

A holy person will follow after moderation and self-denial. He will labor to subdue the desires of his body – to crucify the flesh with its affections and lusts (Galatians 5:24) and to restrain his passions and his carnal inclinations, lest at any time they break loose.