Holiness: for every child of God?
Key passage for the quarter: I Peter 1:13-16
I Peter 1:14 – not conforming yourself to your former lustsI Peter 1:15 – He who called you is holy, you also be holy.I Peter 1:16 – “Be holy, for I am holy.” See Leviticus 19:1-2.Why is holiness confusing to some people?
MisconceptionsIsn’t holiness only descriptive of a select few?No, it is for all Christians. But God’s laws apply whether you submit to them or not.Isn’t holiness a characteristic to describe those who are self-righteous and hypocritical?No. Those who are self-righteous and hypocritical are not holy in the way God demands of us.Isn’t holiness unattainable? Wouldn’t you have to be perfect (sinless) in order to be described in such a way?No, because God demands holiness of us and God doesn’t ask things of us that we can’t achieve.Aren’t holy people just plain strange?It depends on the perspective of the person asking the question!Is holiness optional as far as Christian living is concerned?Holiness is for every child of God
I Peter 2:9 – a chosen generation, a holy priesthood, a holy nation, His own special peopleTitus 2:14 – His own special people, zealous for good worksII Corinthians 6:17 – Come out from among them and be separateI Thessalonians 4:3-7 – the will of God, your sanctification … God did not call us to uncleanness, but in HOLINESSI Peter 1:14-16 – not conforming yourselves to the former lusts … you also be holy in all your conductEphesians 4:22-24 – to put off your old self … be renewed … put on the new self … created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and HOLINESS
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