LIVING A HOLY LIFE

IOI CHRISTIAN MORNING MEAL

TOPIC: LIVING A HOLY LIFE

The Call to Be Holy

One of the most significant callings that God puts on the hearts of Christians is the call to be Holy.

1 Peter, specifically 1 Peter 1:15-16 (NIV), says:
15But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; 16for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy."

Today I want to talk to you about the importance of being holy.

The word holy, Hagios in Greek, is used seven times in Peters first letter with regard to conduct or behavior. In addition, the word holy is used more than 500 times throughout the Bible.

So then, what is Holiness and what does it mean to be Holy?

The word Holy implies sacredness, being consecrated to God, or being worthy of God.
To be holy is to be free from anything that would offend a perfect God. moral and ethical wholeness or perfection; freedom from moral evil. Holiness is one of the essential elements of God's nature required of His people.

We, as Christians, must live in this world, but we have been called out of the world (set apart) to live lives that are in conflict with what the world believes to be good and/or acceptable. This is quite often talked about as Christians being in the world, but not being of the world.

1 Peter 1:17 (New International Version) says:
17Since you call on a Father who judges each man's work impartially, live your lives as strangers here in reverent fear.

Beyond that, however, we must exhibit such exemplary conduct that it is recognized by people of the world.
1 Peter 2:12 (New International Version) says:
12Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.

As Christians, we are not to value the things that the world values. We are not supposed to accept the sinful evil ways of the world, to embrace them or to allow them to become part of our lives.
In addition, and perhaps more importantly, it means that whatever sinful evil ways of the world we did follow, prior to becoming a Christian, must now be stopped.

My question to you today is have you stopped those things, check your life and tell me what is the difference since you said you are born again?

LET US PRAY
FATHER IN JESUS NAME, GIVE US GRACE TO LIVE A HOLY LIFE AS YOU LORD.

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