Inside out

“And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ...” 1 Thessalonians 5:23

In this description to the Thessalonians, Paul begins from the inside and works to the outside. In the description of the Tabernacle to Moses, God begins with the inside and works to the outside (Exodus 25:10ff). In our salvation, God begins with the inside and works to the outside.