In Your Bible Read This
1 Peter 1, 3-25; Psalm 15
Here Is Your Memory Verse
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit
within me.
Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit
from me.
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me
with thy free spirit. Psalm 51, 10-12
Afterwards Talk About
This
Where do you feel that laws made by yourself
or others are touching your life?
Something To Do Before
Next Time
Be holy just as God is holy by doing what he does, loving
others by living for them.
Be a saint by freely doing something good for some undeserving
people.
Written Diploma Work
Examine the issues of law and grace. Write a page about
laws
you can find and give some alternative attitudes of grace.
Meditate Word By Word On
This Passage
2 Corinthians 6.17 - 7.1
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1. What Is Holiness?
The answer is very simple, holiness means
separated unto God our Father, living for him, in a way pleasing
to him. Holiness reflects the perfect character of Jesus, and the
character of the Christian who is growing towards perfection. It
is the life that God wants for his people who he calls holy ones,
holy brothers or saints.
2. Holy, Holy, Holy,
Lord God Almighty
Did you know that God is not just holy, but
as three persons in one he is three times holy. In heaven and on
earth that is how he is praised, Isaiah 6:3; Revelation 4:8.
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Jesus said, "Holy Father,"
John 17.11.
Jesus is Holy and Righteous, Acts 3.14.
Gods Spirit is the Spirit of
holiness,
Romans 1.4.
3. Be Holy, Because I Am
Holy
Like Father, like son, thats the call
of God to everyone in his family. People should know who our
Father is just by looking at us. 1 Peter 1.15, 16. We are ~
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Chosen to be holy, Ephesians 1.4.
Called to be holy men and women, 1
Thessalonians 4.7.
Called to be a holy church, 1 Cor. 1.2
Given grace to be holy, 2 Tim. 1.9.
4. Two Kinds Of Holiness
First of all, there is Christs own
finished work on the Cross in forgiving our sins and cleansing us
which alone makes us holy and acceptable in Gods sight. This
holiness does not come from anything we do or do not do. We have
been made holy because in his grace Jesus has taken our entire
unholiness on himself and given us his own holiness, otherwise we
could never enter Gods presence. Hebrews 2:11, 13:12, 10:10
Progress Not Perfection
But although we have been made holy in Gods sight,
in life and living we are still being made holy. The struggle
with sin, self and Satan and the journey towards perfect holy
living continues for as long as we live, under the guidance
of the Holy Spirit. There will be many falls and failures en
route. Hebrews 10.14.
5. We Want To Be Holy,
But How?
Is it a case of determining ourselves to
think better thoughts, to speak kinder words and to do good more
often? All such resolutions are doomed to failure as most people
know.
The Battle Of Legalism And Grace.
From a desire to be pure and holy, generations of
believers have become legalistic in regard to how Christians
should live, subjecting themselves and others to more and
more laws to keep. And of course break, and thus fail.
Law
A legalistic believer considers what to do or not do by
asking himself whether something, usually like dance, wine,
money, fashion, cinema and make-up is evil or irrelevant in a
Christian context. He decides and then by sheer will power
disciplines himself and encourages others to keep his new law.
The result is that Christians have often failed to be salt
and light in many public activities, and left the unbelievers
to decide its direction and tone.
Grace
Grace says that none of these things are evil in
themselves, or irrelevant in a Christian context, its what we
decide to do with them that really matters. For example,
grace says that it is the abuse of alcohol not alcohol itself
which is wrong; it is the love of money not money itself
which is wrong; it is what dance is sometimes used for not
dance itself which is wrong.
One Way Forward: More Holy Spirit
Whether you choose law or grace as a lifestyle, true
holiness only comes from one person and that is from Holy
Spirit. his very nature is exactly as his name -holy.
Being filled every day with Holy Spirit
means that a believers body, soul and spirit is
continually saturated by a holy person who filters every
thought, word and action and perseveres to bring forth a
living holiness from deep inside that conforms to every word
of Gods law but is not dependent upon human effort. He
will soon make his presence known, and when you make a wrong
step or say a wrong word, there is his witness in your heart.
6. A Highway Of Holiness
Our own will and decisions are important in
the highway to holiness. Scripture will guide us. Here is just
one challenge from Deut. 22, 9-11 ~
Do not plant two kinds of seed
in your vineyard; if you do, not only the crops you plant but
also the fruit of the vineyard will be defiled.
Do not plough with an ox and a
donkey yoked together.
Do not wear clothes of wool and
linen woven together.
Say No To Unholy Mixed Seeds
Seeds when planted and watered bring forth a harvest of
their own kind. So plant only one seed of the word of God,
truth, and never mix Gods truth with the wisdom of this
world or you will surely reap a confused and useless harvest.
Say No To Unholy Mixed Partnerships
Only two people who love God and believe the scriptures
can ever become one in marriage or business. Read what Paul
has to say about being yoked together in 2 Corinthians 6.14-17
Say No To Unholy Mixed Garments.
Our God given clothing is a robe of righteousness and a
covering of power from on high. If we wear Gods clothes
one day and the worlds clothes another day we will
never be holy or like our Father wants us to be. Isaiah 61.10,
Luke 24.49. Come Holy Spirit to fill us and help
us.
Taken from the
Joshua Project Unreached Peoples List
these people have no church and as yet
no cell, church or mission has committed themselves
to prayer, adoption or church planting among this people.
Indonesia
|
People Name |
Language |
Population
|
Kikim |
Melayu, Kikim |
15,000
|
Krui |
Krui |
30,000
|
Pasir |
Pasir |
160,000
|
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