| Being
Holy in Modern Times There are some concepts in God’s word that Christians
will stereotype as “something they used to do in the Old Testament.” We may sometimes look at being holy as one
of those things. Holy is not a word
that we often use to describe ourselves, but it is definitely something that
God teaches us to be. (1 Pet.1:16) How
does this idea relate to our lives today?1.What Holiness is NOT: a.
Not just a check list
of________________commands and_________________. b.
Holiness is not a_______righteous high-ground of____________________
___(Isa.65:2-7) c. Not just an___________________describing
different positions God established. (Ex.40:13) d.
It is not just a_________________
________________for “advanced Christians” (1 Tim.3) e.
Holiness is not a compartment of our______________ ________________. (Matt 7:22-23) 2.What Holiness is: a.
To understand what Holiness is, we find our definition in God (1)
He has been assigned many attributes in the Bible (2)
One of which is “holy” b. God is declared as Holy (Exodus 15:11-13,
Isa. 6:1-5, Rev. 4:8) c. God is defined as Holy (Psa 106:1-2,
Gen.1:1, Job 26:9-14, James 1:13, Heb. 6:18, James 1:13) 3.How do we live in the Holiness to which
God calls us? a. Holy conduct is________________(2 Cor.
6:15, Eph.4:20) b. Holiness is___________________(1 Pet.3:10,
1 Pet.1:16) c. It must be completely__________________to
God. (2 Tim.1:8-9) d. We cannot have holiness____________ ____________our cleansing to God (1)
Being Holy means to be set apart from sin (1 John 1:7) (2)
When God cleanses us we are_____________indeed. (2 Cor. 5:21, Rom.
6:3-4) (3) Our relationship with
God_______________and________________our holiness (Gal. 2:20, Eph.
2:4-10) We try to always remember
that we belong to God. He asks us to
be holy like He is. We must allow God
to claim our life through Christ and to make that union a strong one. Only then will we be able and willing to be
holy as He is holy |
