Good Morning to Everyone; Happy Thursday; word for today; What does it mean for us to be holy? When God told Israel to be holy in Leviticus 11 and 19, He was instructing them to be distinct from the other nations by giving them specific regulations to govern their lives. Israel is Gods chosen nation and God has set them apart from all other people groups. They are His special people, and consequently they were given standards that God wanted them to live by so the world would know they belonged to Him. When Peter repeats the Lords words in 1 Peter 1:16, he is talking specifically to believers. As believers, we need to be set apart from the world unto the Lord. We need to be living by Gods standards, not the worlds. God isnt calling us to be perfect, but to be distinct from the world. First Peter 2:9 describes believers as a holy nation. It is a fact! We are separated from the world; we need to live out that reality in our day-to-day lives, which Peter tells us how to do in 1 Peter 1:13-16. Read more: gotquestions.org/holiness-Bible.html#ixzz3MFn1Sn5J A Call to Holiness Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled;… Amen; Have a bless day to Everyone.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 12:58:44 +0000