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A CALL TO WALK IN
HOLINESS
1 Thess. 4:7; 1 Pet. 1:15-16
1 THESS. 4:7
“For God did not call us to be
impure but to live a holy life.”
1 PETER 1:15-16
“But just as He who called you is
holy, so be holy in all you do; for
it is written: be holy, because I
Am holy.”
PSALM 24:3-4
“Who may ascend the hill of
the LORD? Who may stand in
His holy place? He who has
clean hands and a pure heart,
who does not lift up his soul
to an idol or swear by what is
false”
HOLINESS DEFINED
GOD is calling us to walk in holiness.
HOLINESS is sanctity, saintliness,
consecration. It is from the word
HOLY which means sanctified
(pure), divine, righteous.
PURE means clean,
uncontaminated; unpolluted
MAN’S STATE IN REGARD TO
HOLINESS
WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES
ABOUT HOLINESS
1 Thess.4:7 “God did not call you to
be impure, but to live a holy life.”
GOD CALLS US TO BE HOLY
1 Pet.1:15-16 “But just as He who
called you is holy, so be holy in all
you do; for it is written: be holy,
because I Am holy.” GOD
COMMANDS US TO BE HOLY
WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES
ABOUT HOLINESS
Eph.5:5 “For of this you can be sure:
No immoral, impure or greedy
person – such a man is an idolater –
has any inheritance in the kingdom
of Christ and of God.” Ps.24-3:4
NO STAINED/BLEMISHED
HEART CAN ENTER THE
KINGDOM OF GOD
COST OF IMPURITY
Impurity withholds the favor of
God. Isa. 59:2; Jer.5:25
Impurity denies us of the power
and protection of God.
Impurity keeps us from the
presence of God. Ps. 51:10-11
A CALL TO WALK IN HOLINESS
IT TAKES COMMITMENT
COMMITMENT TO
HOLY LIVING
Daniel 1:8 “Daniel
purposed in his heart not
to defile himself with the
portion of the king’s
delicacies…”
HOW WE ARE MADE IMPURE?
By what enters into our system
king’s delicacies – Things of the
world. Dan.1:8
By what comes out of our
system
Through our words. Matt.15:11
THE ANATOMY OF SIN
WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM
DANIEL’S EXAMPLE
Whenever we desire to heed God’s
call for us to live in holiness we
receive His full backing on us.
Dan.1:9
Daniel was able to live an
exceptional kind of life because of
his commitment to walk in holiness.
Dan.6:4
WHAT DID DANIEL RECEIVE
FROM HIS COMMITMENT
Favor of God & man. Dan.6:1-2
Exceptional gift from God.
Dan.6:3
Protection from God. Dan.6:22
Enjoyed close relationship with
God.
HOW TO LIVE IN HOLINESS
By faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Gal.2:16, 1 Jn.1:7
REPENT. The attitude of
repentance needs to be built into our
lives as an ongoing experience.
RENOUNCE the sin/s. It is more
than just confession/admission, it
involves forsaking of the sin/s.
HOW TO LIVE IN HOLINESS
RESIST the devil (temptation).
Jas.4:7
REMAIN in the fellowship of
believers. Heb.10:25
PSALM 24:3-6
Who can ascend the LORD’s
mountain? Who can stand in his
holy sanctuary? Only the one
with clean hands and a pure
heart; the one who hasn’t made
false promises, the one who
hasn’t sworn dishonestly. That
kind of person receives blessings
PSALM 24:3-6
from the LORD and
righteousness from the God who
saves. And that’s how things
are with the generation that seeks
him— that seeks the face of
Jacob’s God