In 1 Corinthians 6:12-20, Paul reminds the church that even though the laws of the Old Covenant are no longer an authority, we need to think, speak, and act according to love and faithfulness to our relationship with God. He is our God and we are his people.

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In 2 Timothy 3:10-15, Paul reminds his readers that the one who is striving after holiness will face persecution for doing so. There are those who are seeking after God and there who are not. Working to be holy is our responsibility.

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In 2 Corinthians 6:16-18; 7:1, Paul uses images from the Old Covenant to teach the first generation of believers about being the people of God. To be holy is to be truly human.

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In 1 Timothy 4:9-15, Paul reminds the pastor Timothy to continue preaching the pursuit of holiness based on what Jesus Christ accomplished in giving eternal life to all men. Our words, thoughts, and actions tell a story to those around us, and that story must be a true story.

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In Colossians 3:4-11, Paul reminds the Church that the Christian is expected to live according to wisdom and is called to pursue holiness. The thoughts, words, and actions of the Christian must be different from the world.

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In Ephesians 4:7-13, Paul explains how Jesus' descent into death and ascension above all the heavens is foundational to Christian faith and practice. It is as we emulate him that the world becomes a better place.

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In Colossians 2:8-12, Paul warns his readers of the danger of the influence of those who are not following Jesus Christ. It is only in Christ that a full life is found.

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In Galatians 4:4-7, Paul talks about how the incarnation took place at a deliberate time, in a deliberate place and for a deliberate reason. The celebration of Christmas is far more than Jesus’ birthday.

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In Hebrews 11:9-10; 32-40, Paul talks about how the faithful people of God, through all history suffered for their faithfulness at the hands of the cultures in which they lived. Our holiness is a gift for ourselves, to prepare us for eternity, and is a gift to the culture in which we live, to make it a better place. Faithful Christianity is not Americanized moralism.

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In Colossians 3:4-11, Paul reminds the church in Colossae that because Jesus Christ restored us to life, we should respond by pursuing holiness and not looking back and living according to the ways of our old nature.

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