“But as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.” (1 Peter 1:15-16)
Scripture commands us as Christians to be like our Lord and Savior in “all manner of conversation,” and in our daily conduct. We are His earthly witnesses, and we must live our lives so that we are an adequate reflection of Him.
Our life and daily walk should be patterned after Him. “He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked” (1 John 2:6). Because, “if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.” (1 John 1:7)
The Scriptures say that we are to be like Him in the purity of our lives. “Be holy, for I am holy.” Therefore, “everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure” (1 John 3:3). We are to “pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.” (Hebrews 12:14)
We should also be like Him in love. “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.” (1 John 4:7-8). We are to be willing to suffer unjustly without revenge, “because Christ suffered for us, leaving us an example that we should follow in His steps. Jesus committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth.” (1 Peter 2:21-22)
Being like Him also involves a life of service to God and others; this flows from a humble, holy heart. The Lord took the role of a servant when He washed the disciple’s feet and He told them “For I gave you an example that you also should do as I did to you.” (John 13:15)
Christ has forgiven each of us many times, even though our sins grieve Him deeply. He always stands ready to forgive and restore fellowship, and so should we. With His help, we can emulate Him, even when we are wronged. “Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.” (Ephesians 4:32)
We need to remember that only Christ can make us truly holy. Paul said that those who have been raised to eternal life in Christ “have put on the new self who is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him.” (Colossians 3:10)
Christ transforms us into new people in Him, people with a new heart that will have a deep desire to walk in holiness and be holy because He is holy. It is vital that we humbly permit the Holy Spirit to have unconditional control of our lives each moment of the day so we can “be conformed to the likeness of Jesus Christ.” (Romans 8:29)
Our lives are filled with choices; however, as Christians we must learn that we cannot be the people God wants us to be in our own strength. We need to make a choice between this world and eternity, between God and anything that would try to take His place.
As parents we are leading our children in paths of holiness, or we are leading them on the broad road that leads to destruction and an eternity in the lake of fire.
When you enter a home, how do you know that you are with people who deeply desire to live holy lives?
- The virtues of humility, peace, purity, honesty, joy, integrity, self control, self discipline and obedience to those paramount and vital commands that God has given us in His Holy Word are displayed.
- The beauty of self discipline is displayed in these homes. The Holy Spirit will bring great discipline into our lives when we obey and worship God in “spirit and in truth.”
- Self discipline is simply obeying God and the leadership of the Holy Spirit. To have discipline is doing the right thing at the right time.
- All kinds of sin and evil will be present in the home when children are not taught God’s commands from the Bible; they can only receive a foundation for their lives from His Holy Word.
- Actually, the Bible informs us that parents do not truly love their children if they refuse to have a time for daily family Bible study in their home. Deuteronomy 4:9
- Life is never inactive; either we are growing more holy and more like Christ, or we are becoming more evil and more like the devil. Jesus said; “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” (John 10:10)
- Anyone in their right mind would never chose to serve an evil, destructive personality like this; however, since time began, billions of people have sold their souls to the devil.
- “We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.” (1 John 5:19). The original Greek states that all of the people of the world have prostituted themselves to the devil.
- “If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve…but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” (Joshua 24:15)
- The un-disciplined life is not worth living!
The choices we make today will make a difference for eternity, so let us chose to be holy because our heavenly Father desires that of us.
“Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.” (2 Corinthians 7:1)
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( 1 Peter 1:15-16 ) state: “As he who called you is holy,you also be holy in all your conduct, for it is written:‘Be holy, because I am holy’.
The verse is propounded nicely in this article.
This is another way of explanation about our holy life & holiness:
The other consistent verses are:
i) ( Romans 12:1) :’I urge you, brothers & sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice , holy & pleasing to God ; this is your true & proper worship.’
ii) (1Thessaloni 4:7) ;’God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.’
iii) (Hebrews 12:14) :‘Make every effort to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.’
iv) ( Hebrews 12:10 ): ’They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in hisholiness.’
Leviticus 20:26 ) states: “You shall be holy to me, for l the LORD am holy & have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine.”
We become unholy through these things:
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1) Works of the flesh such as: Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, Idolatry
lasciviousness, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings’ etc.
(Galatians 5:19-21)
2) Fornication, all uncleanness, or covetousness. (Ephesians 5:3 )
3) Every form of malice.
(Ephesians 4:31) states :”Get rid of all bitterness, rage anger, brawling & slander, along with every form of malice.
4) Cursing
(Romans 3:14) states: “Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit. The venom of vipers is on their lips. Their mouths are full of cursing & bitterness.”
5) Love of money.
( 2 Peter 1:4) says: ‘For there is a root of all kinds of evil.Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith & pierced themselves with many griefs.’
6) Bitterness.
(Hebrews 12:15) states :”See that no root of bitterness springs up & causes trouble, & by it many become defiled.”
7) Unforgivenness.
(Mark 11:25-26) states: ‘Jesus said, “Whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.”
8) Anxiety.
(Phill 4:6) states: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer& petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”
9) Evil thoughts.
(Mark 7:21) states: Jesus said “from within, out of a person’s heart, evil thoughts come. ‘
10) Care for worldly things.
(1John 2:15) states : “Do not love the world or anything in the world. If any one loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.”
11) Theft.
( 1 Peter 4:15 ) states: ‘Let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.
12) Murder
(Job 24:14) states: ‘The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor & needy. ‘
13) Greed.
(Luke 12:15) states: “Watchout ! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed, for no one’s life is defined by how much possessions he has”.
14) Wickedness.
(Ecclesiast 3:16) states: Further more, I have seen under the sun that in the place of justice there is wickedness.’
15) Deceit.
( Matthew 13:22) states: “As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world & the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, & it proves unfruitful”.
16 ) Desires for other things.
( Mark 4:18-19) states: “Now these are the ones sown among thorns. They arethe ones who hear the word, but the cares of the world & the deceitful ness of riches & the desires for other things enter in & choke the word, & it proves unfruitful.”
17) Envy.
(Proverbs 14:30) states: “A sound heart is life to the body but envy is rottenness to the bones”;
18) Slander.
(James 4:11) states: “Brothers & sisters, do not slander one another.”
19) Pride & Vainglory.
( Phillipians 2:3) states: ‘Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.’
(Proverbs 16:18) states: “Pride goes before destruction.”
20.) Boasting.
(1 Corinthians 13:4 ) states: “Love is patient, love is kind. lt does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud”.
21) Ignorance.
(2 Timothy 2:23) states: “You should Have nothing to do with foolish & ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.”
22) Selfish ambition.
(James 3:16) states: “For where you have envy & selfish ambition, there you
find disorder & every evil practice.”
23) Minds set on earthly things”.
(Philippians 3:19) states: “Their end is destruction,their god is their belly, & their glory is in their shame, with minds set on earthly things.”
24) Foolish controversies & foolishness.
(2 Timothy 2:23) states: “Have nothing to do with foolish & ignorant contro
versies; you know that they breed quarrels.”
(1 Corinthians 2:14) states: “The natural person does not accept the gifts of the Spiritof God, for they are foolishness to him.’
25) Evil thoughts.
(Genesis 6:5) states: “The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth,& that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”
26) Darkened in the understanding & sensuality.
(Ephesians 4:18-19)states: They are darkened in their understanding, alien ated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. They have become desensitized & have given themselves over to sensuality to do all kinds of impurity with greed.”
27) Not having fear of God.
(Proverbs 23:17) states: “Let not your heart envy sinners,but continue in the fear of the LORD all the day.”
28) Lying.
(Proverbs 10:18) states: “The one who conceals hatred has lying lips.”
28) Malice.
(Ephesians 4:31) states: “Let all bitter ness, wrath,anger, clamor & slander be
put away from you, along with all malice.”
29) false witness, & blasphemies:
( Matthew 15:19 ) states: Out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.’
These verses denote, how to become holy:
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A) By purifying ourselves from every thing that contaminates body & spirit.
(2 Corinth 7:1) That is, through sanctification.
(John 17:16-17) states: Jesus prayed to God, “They are not of the world, even
as I am not of the world. Sanctify them through thy truth. ‘
B) ‘By confessing our sins. (1John 1: 9)
C) By becoming slaves of God.
(1 Corinthians 7: 22) states: ‘He that is called, being free, is Christ’s servant.’
D) By restoring the person .
(Romans 7:7) states: ‘Brothers & sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently.’
E) Not holding the truth in unrighteousness.
( Romans 1:18 ) states: ‘For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness & unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness. ‘
F) By putting on fruits of The Spirit.
(Colossians 3:12 )states: Put on there fore, as the elect of God, holy & beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble ness of mind, meekness, longsuffering.’
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