How is holy living possible?
Is holy living even possible?
Key passage: Romans 6:5-7This is our goal.Romans 6:12-19Do not let sin reign in your bodySin shall not have dominion over youWe are under graceSlaves of sin no moreSlaves of righteousness nowPhilippians 4:13 – I can do all things through ChristI John 5:14-15 – Ask according to His will. He hears us.What is the risk if we don’t believe we can be HOLY?We might get the idea that all we need is grace.God’s role in our holiness
Hebrews 10:10 – Through the body of Christ, sacrificed once for all people, we can be made holy.Ephesians 2:8-10Saved by grace (God’s favor)Through faith (man’s part)All Christians are “sanctified”I Corinthians 1:2 – people who were “sanctified in Christ Jesus”I Corinthians 6:11 – people had been “sanctified”I Corinthians 3:1-3 – Who were these sanctified people?Faithful Christians, but they also still had problemsChristians are also “being sanctified”Hebrews 2:11 – Greek tense is continualOur relationship to God and Jesus is different through sanctification.I John 1:6-7 – Blood of Christ continually cleanses us from sin