Do not quench the Spirit. 20 Do not despise prophecies, 21 but test everything; hold fast what is good. 22 Abstain from every form of evil.  1 Thessalonians 5:19-22

1. Lives a rejoicing life: 1 Thess. 5:16

2. Lives a life of unceasing prayer: 1 Thess. 5:17

3. Lives a life of giving thanks: 1 Thess. 5:17

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4. Lives a life sensitive to the Holy Spirit: 1 Thess. 5:19, 1 Thess. 1:2-3

5. Lives a life under the authority of the preached Word

a. Holds high regard for the preached Word: 1 Thess. 5:19-20, Acts 11:27-28, Acts 21:10-11, 1 Thess. 2:13

b. Discerns the preached Word – 1 Thess. 5:19-21

– The test of Scripture – Acts 17:11

– The test of the Person of Christ – John 16:13-14, 1 John 4:1-3

– The test of the Gospel of Christ – Galatians 1:6-9

– The test of the Preacher’s character – Matt. 7:15-16, Acts 20:28-30

c. Embraces the moral excellence in the preached Word: 1 Thess. 5:19-21, John 8:31-32, Ps. 12:6, 1 Thess. 1:4-7

d. Refuses the immoral evils exposed in the preached Word: 1 Thess. 5:19-22, Matt. 15:8, Mark 7:6, 1 Thess. 1:8-10, 1 Thess. 4:3-7, Psalm 119:9