Holiness in the New TestamentPart 4

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Holinessas a

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1 Corinthians 1:2

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1 Corinthians 1:2 – We are writing to the Church of God in Corinth, you who have been called by God to be his own holy people. He made you holy by means of Christ Jesus, just as he did all Christians everywhere – whoever calls upon the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and theirs. NLT

Ephesians 5:5 – You can be sure that no immoral, impure, or greedy person will inherit the Kingdom of Christ and of God. ... NLT

Acts 20:32 – “And now I entrust you to God and the word of his grace—his message that is able to build you up and give you an inheritance with all those he has set apart for himself. NLT

Acts 26:18 – ...to open their eyes so they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God’s people, who are set apart by faith in me.’ NLT

1 Corinthians 1:30 – God alone made it possible for you to be in Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made Christ to be wisdom itself. He is the one who made us acceptable to God. He made us pure and holy, and he gave himself to purchase our freedom. NLT

Holinessas a

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1 Corinthians 1:2

2 Timothy 2:21

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You are Holy

2 Timothy 2:21 – If you keep yourself pure, you will be a utensil God can use for his purpose. Your life will be clean, and you will be ready for the Master to use you for every good work. NLT

1 Corinthians 7:14-16 – For the Christian wife brings holiness to her marriage, and the Christian husband brings holiness to his marriage. Otherwise, your children would not be holy, but now they are holy.

15 (But if the husband or wife who isn’t a believer insists on leaving, let them go. In such cases the Christian husband or wife is no longer bound to the other, for God has called you to live in peace.)

16Don’t you wives realize that your husbands might be saved because of you? And don’t you husbands realize that your wives might be saved because of you? ESV

1 Corinthians 5:6-7 – How terrible that you should boast about your spirituality, and yet you let this sort of thing go on. Don’t you realize that if even one person is allowed to go on sinning, soon all will be affected? 7Remove this wicked person from among you so that you can stay pure. NLT

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Romans 6:19 – I speak this way, using the illustration of slaves and masters, because it is easy to understand. Before, you let yourselves be slaves of impurity and lawlessness. Now you must choose to be slaves of righteousness so that you will become holy. NLT

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Romans 6:20-22 - When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the obligation to do right. 21And what was the result? You are now ashamed of the things you used to do, things that end in eternal doom.

22But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life. NLT

Hebrews 12:14 – Try to live in peace with everyone, and seek to live a clean and holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord. NLT

Holinessas a

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1 Corinthians 1:2

2 Timothy 2:21

Copyright, Michael F. Sabo

You are Holy

Cycle - Depends on Abiding

Pornography

- Every second $3,075.64 is spent on porn. 

- Every second 28,258 internet viewers are watching porn.

- In 2006, $97.06 billion was spent on porn.

- The porn. industry is larger than MicroSoft, Google, Amazon, ebay, Yahoo, Apple, Netflix and Earthlink Combined. - Humanity has a purity problem. DO YOU?DO YOU?

1 Thessalonians 4:2-3 – For you remember what we taught you in the name of the Lord Jesus. 3God wants you to be holy, so you should keep clear of all sexual sin. NLT

2 Timothy 2:21 – If you keep yourself pure, you will be a utensil God can use for his purpose. Your life will be clean, and you will be ready for the Master to use you for every good work. NLT

Examples Positional Practical

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You are Holy Cycle – Depends Upon Abiding

Completed in Glory

Meditate & Apply

Openly ask the Lord, Am I living a holy and clean life?

Then stop and listen.

Meditate & Apply

Psalm 139:23-24 - Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.

24Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life. NLT

Are you willing to be clean?

Ask the Holy One

for His help.