This document discusses holiness as a quality that Christians possess. It notes that according to Ephesians 1:4, God chose believers to be holy before creation. Believers' holiness is both positional - they are holy because of their union with Christ - and practical, as it is an increasing quality throughout the sanctification process involving obedience. The document explores several passages demonstrating how believers have been made holy through Christ's sacrifice and are called to live holy lives as God is holy.

1. Holiness in the N.T.
Part 5
Holiness as a Quality

2. Holiness
as a
Process
Holiness
as an
Event
Holiness
as a
Quality
Set Apart
for God
M
oral
P
urity
Holiness
as a
State or
Condition
Copyright, Michael F. Sabo

3. Examples of
Holiness
Positional
Holiness
Practical
Holiness
EVENT
Secured at
Conversion
Begins at
Conversion
PROCESS
Instantaneous
Completed in
Glory
You are Holy
Cycle
Depends upon
Abiding
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STATE or
CONDITION
QUALITY

4. Holiness
as a
Quality
Ephesians 1:4
Copyright, Michael F. Sabo

5. Ephesians 1:4 – Long ago, even
before he made the world, God
loved us and chose us in Christ to
be holy and without fault in his
eyes. NLT

6. Ephesians 5:27 – He did this to
present her to himself as a glorious
church without a spot or wrinkle or
any other blemish. Instead, she will
be holy and without fault. NLT

7. Hebrews 10:18 – Now when sins
have been forgiven, there is no
need to offer anymore sacrifices.
NLT

8. Hebrews 10:14 – For by that one
offering he perfected forever all
those whom he is making holy. NLT

9. Colossians 2:8-10 – Don’t let
anyone lead you astray with empty
philosophy and high-sounding
nonsense that come from human
thinking and from the evil powers
of this world, and not from Christ.

10. For in Christ the fullness of God
lives in a human body, 10and you
are complete through your union
with Christ. He is the Lord over
every ruler and authority in the
universe. NLT
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11. Hebrews 2:11 – So now Jesus and
the ones he makes holy have the
same Father. That is why Jesus is
not ashamed to call them his brothers
and sisters. NLT

12. Holiness
as a
Quality
Ephesians 1:4
Complete/Perfect
1 Peter 1:15-16
Copyright, Michael F. Sabo

13. 1 Peter 1:15-16 – But now you
must be holy in everything you
do, just as God – who chose
you to be his children – is holy.
For he himself has said, “You
must be holy because I am
holy.” NLT

14. Hebrews 11:16 – But they were
looking for a better place, a heavenly
homeland. That is why God is not
ashamed to be called their God, for
he has prepared a heavenly city for
them. NLT

15. Romans 1:16 – For I am not
ashamed of this Good News about
Christ. It is the power of God at
work, saving everyone who believes
—Jews first and also Gentiles. NLT

16. 1 John 1:9 – If we confess our sins,
he is faithful and just to forgive us
our sins and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness. ESV

17. Hebrews 12:10 – For our earthly
fathers disciplined us for a few
years; doing the best they knew
how. But God’s discipline is always
right and good for us because it
means we will share in his holiness.
NLT

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Holiness at the Practical Level
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19. Colossians 1:19-23 – For God
in all his fullness was pleased to
live in Christ, 20and by him God
reconciled everything to himself.
He made peace with everything
in heaven and on earth by means
of his blood on the cross.

20. This includes you who were
once so far away from God.
You were his enemies,
separated from him by your evil
thoughts and actions, (your
past) 22yet now he has brought
you back as his friends.
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21. He has done this through his
death on the cross in his own
human body. As a result, he has
brought you into the very
presence of God, and you are
holy and blameless as you
stand before him without a

22. single fault. (your position) 23But
you must continue to believe
this truth and stand in it firmly.
Don’t drift away from the
assurance you received when
you heard the Good News. ...
(your assignment) NLT

23. Holiness
as a
Quality
Ephesians 1:4
Complete/Perfect
1 Peter 1:15-16
Increasing
Copyright, Michael F. Sabo

24. Examples of
Holiness
Positional
Holiness
Practical
Holiness
EVENT
Secured at
Conversion
Begins at
Conversion
PROCESS
Instantaneous
Completed in
Glory
STATE or
CONDITION
You are Holy
Cycle
Depends upon
Abiding
QUALITY
Complete/
Perfect
Increasing
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