How To Be Holy, 1 Pet 1:15-16

This broadcast is about how to be holy.

When you get saved:  

You are saved by the “holy child Jesus” – Acts 4:27-30

You are born again and indwelled by the Holy Spirit – Jn 3:6; Jn 14:16-17

You are a child of the Holy God – Jos 24:19

You are fed by the holy scriptures – 2 Tim 3:15

Therefore we are:

A holy nation – 1 Pet 2:9

A holy priesthood – 1 Pet 2:5

A holy temple – Eph 2:19-22

And we have:

A holy calling 2 Tim 1:9

Therefore, this is how to be holy:

When you obey your Holy Father, by doing all that he commands you to do, 

When you yield to his holy child, by letting Jesus live his life in you,

When you are filled with his Holy Spirit,

When you live by his holy scriptures, and

When you answer his holy calling, which he has specifically for you,

You are going to be holy.  

As a result you can:

Present your body a holy sacrifice – Rom 12:1-2

Lift up holy hands – 1 Tim 2:8

Maintain a holy conversation – 2 Pet 3:11

Greet the brethren with a holy kiss – 1 Thes 5:26; Rom 16:16

Conclusion: this lesson shows you how to be holy and shows you the benefits of being holy.