Pg 1075 In Church Bibles

1 Peter 1 Peter 1:141:14

Be Holy Be Holy (Part 1)(Part 1)

Pg 1075Pg 1075In Church BiblesIn Church Bibles

HolyHoly

……the beauty of holiness.the beauty of holiness.

1:1-21:1-2 GreetingGreeting1:3-121:3-12Amazing SalvationAmazing Salvation

3-53-5 Living HopeLiving Hope6-76-7 Purposeful existencePurposeful existence8-128-12 Relationship w/Jesus-Relationship w/Jesus-

lovelove1:131:13 Maintain your hopeMaintain your hope1:14-211:14-21 Be holy Be holy

11stst How/WhyHow/Why22ndnd How/Why How/Why33rdrd How/WhyHow/Why44thth How/WhyHow/Why

HolyHoly - - ἅγιος ἅγιος hágios hágios - lit means “set apart”- lit means “set apart” - sanctify, consecrate, devote - sanctify, consecrate, devote - nothing that defiles, ruins, - nothing that defiles, ruins, maresmares - illus: Most toothbrushes are - illus: Most toothbrushes are holyholy - Key: Entire, whole- Key: Entire, whole

Holy = Whole, allHoly = Whole, all““in all your conduct”in all your conduct”

HolyHoly - - ἅγιος ἅγιος hágioshágios - lit means “set apart”- lit means “set apart” - sanctify, consecrate, devote - sanctify, consecrate, devote - nothing that defiles, ruins, - nothing that defiles, ruins, maresmares - illus: Most toothbrushes are - illus: Most toothbrushes are holyholy - Key: Entire, whole, “wholly”- Key: Entire, whole, “wholly” - Key: Contrast with Legalism - Key: Contrast with Legalism

Holy, Holy, (Wholly)(Wholly)

LegalismLegalism

Holy, Holy, (Wholly)(Wholly)

LegalismLegalism

Holy, Holy, (Wholly)(Wholly)-Jesus-Jesus-Pure-Pure-Beautiful-Beautiful

LegalismLegalism-Pharisees -Pharisees -Legal, -Legal, rightright


And the common people And the common people heard Him gladly. heard Him gladly.

And their scribes and the And their scribes and the Pharisees complained Pharisees complained against His disciples, against His disciples, saying, “Why do You eat saying, “Why do You eat and drink with tax and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”collectors and sinners?”

Pursue peace with all Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, people, and holiness, without which no one will without which no one will see the Lordsee the Lord

Holy, Holy, (Wholly)(Wholly)-Jesus-Jesus-Pure-Pure-Beautiful-Beautiful

LegalismLegalism-Pharisees -Pharisees -Legal, -Legal, rightright--RestrictivRestrictive e

Stand fast therefore in Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do has made us free, and do not be entangled again not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. with a yoke of bondage.

But all their works they do But all their works they do to be seen by men. to be seen by men.

Woe to you, scribes and Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but the cup and dish, but inside they are full of inside they are full of extortion and self-extortion and self-indulgence. indulgence.

Blind Pharisee, first Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be outside of them may be clean also. clean also.

Holy, Holy, (Wholly)(Wholly)-Jesus-Jesus-Pure-Pure-Beautiful-Beautiful-Internal & -Internal & external-external-whole whole

LegalismLegalism-Pharisees -Pharisees -Legal, -Legal, rightright--RestrictivRestrictive e -External -External

HolyHoly - - ἅγιος ἅγιος hágioshágios - lit means “set apart”- lit means “set apart” - sanctify, consecrate, devote - sanctify, consecrate, devote - nothing that defiles, ruins, - nothing that defiles, ruins, maresmares - illus: Most toothbrushes are - illus: Most toothbrushes are holyholy - Key: Entire, whole, “wholly”- Key: Entire, whole, “wholly” - Key: Contrast with Legalism - Key: Contrast with Legalism

Holiness – How/WhyHoliness – How/Why 11stst – It is who you really are – It is who you really are

As Obedient ChildrenAs Obedient Children

……the wrath of God comes the wrath of God comes upon the sons of upon the sons of disobedience. disobedience.

Therefore, if anyone is in Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new Christ, he is a new creation; old things have creation; old things have passed away; behold, all passed away; behold, all things have become new. things have become new.

What shall we say then? What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? that grace may abound?

Certainly not! How shall Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any we who died to sin live any longer in it? longer in it?

knowing this, that our old knowing this, that our old man was crucified with man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, might be done away with, that we should no longer that we should no longer be slaves of sin. be slaves of sin.

Likewise you also, reckon Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Lord.

Therefore do not let sin Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in that you should obey it in its lusts. its lusts.

For sin shall not have For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you dominion over you, for you are not under law but are not under law but under grace. under grace.

But God be thanked that But God be thanked that though you were slaves of though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of the heart that form of doctrine to which you were doctrine to which you were delivered. delivered. And having been set free And having been set free from sin, you became from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. slaves of righteousness.


As Obedient ChildrenAs Obedient Children Not in former lustsNot in former lusts Not as when ignorant (of Not as when ignorant (of Christ)Christ)

This I say, therefore, and This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles as the rest of the Gentiles walkwalk

having their having their understanding darkened, understanding darkened, being alienated from the being alienated from the life of God, because of the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them…ignorance that is in them…

But you have not so But you have not so learned Christ, if indeed learned Christ, if indeed you have heard Him and you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesusas the truth is in Jesus

that you put off, that you put off, concerning your former concerning your former conduct, the old man conduct, the old man which grows corrupt which grows corrupt according to the deceitful according to the deceitful lustslusts

and be renewed in the and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new that you put on the new man which was created man which was created according to God, in true according to God, in true righteousness and righteousness and holiness. holiness.



Not Conforming (to old ways)Not Conforming (to old ways) But Transforming to New LifeBut Transforming to New Life

- Holy! Wholly! - Holy! Wholly!

Romans 12:1-2Romans 12:1-2

Give self to God – holy, whollyGive self to God – holy, wholly

Don’t be conformed by world, Don’t be conformed by world, by by outside pressureoutside pressure

Be transformed – renewing Be transformed – renewing mind, mind, by inward by inward transformationtransformation

Prove – live, good, perfect! Prove – live, good, perfect!



Not Conforming (to old ways)Not Conforming (to old ways) But Transforming to New LifeBut Transforming to New Life

- Holy! Wholly! - Holy! Wholly!

Romans 12:1-2Romans 12:1-2




11stst How/WhyHow/Why22ndnd How/Why How/Why33rdrd How/WhyHow/Why44thth How/WhyHow/Why




11stst Be who you are in Christ! Be who you are in Christ! 22ndnd How/Why How/Why33rdrd How/WhyHow/Why44thth How/WhyHow/Why


How little people How little people know who think that know who think that holiness is dull. holiness is dull.

When one meets the When one meets the real thing it is real thing it is irresistible.…irresistible.…

C.S. Lewis, C.S. Lewis, Teacher, Teacher, Writer, Writer, Speaker Speaker (1898-1963)(1898-1963)

Holiness appeared to Holiness appeared to me to be of a sweet, me to be of a sweet, pleasant, charming, pleasant, charming, serene, calm nature; serene, calm nature; which brought an which brought an inexpressible purity, inexpressible purity, brightness, brightness, peacefulness, and peacefulness, and ravishment to the soul. ravishment to the soul.

Jonathan Jonathan EdwardsEdwards

Pastor, Pastor, writerwriter 1703-17581703-1758




11stst Be who you are in Christ! Be who you are in Christ! 22ndnd How/Why How/Why33rdrd How/WhyHow/Why44thth How/WhyHow/Why

Can the Ethiopian change Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard its his skin or the leopard its spots? Then may you also spots? Then may you also do good who are do good who are accustomed to do evil. accustomed to do evil.

But we are all like an But we are all like an unclean thing, And all our unclean thing, And all our righteousnesses are like righteousnesses are like filthy ragsfilthy rags

When His disciples heard it, When His disciples heard it, they were greatly they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?” then can be saved?” But Jesus looked at them But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but men this is impossible, but with God all things are with God all things are possiblepossible

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