Precious Promises

Theme: Because God’s promises to us are so precious we must purify ourselves from every sin and pursue holiness.

II Corinthians 7:1; II Corinthians 6:14-18

Introduction: This past week I was reading in my daily time with the Lord in Exodus 26 wherein God describes just how He wants His place of worship amongst the Children of Israel organized and decorated. I was very impressed with the intricate detail and direction that God gave to Moses. I was also impressed with the New Testament idea of believers being modern day Temples for God. This lead me to the passage that we are going to discuss this morning. Now the passage does not deal solely with the idea of believers’ temple-ship but does reference it in an important way as a motivator a precious promise if you will for why we should purify ourselves from sin. I desire that we would learn today: Because God’s promises to us are so precious we must purify ourselves from every sin.

The Motivators

What are they? II Corinthians 6:16-18

Permanent indwelling of God, therefore permanent presence

Permanent ownership of God

Permanent relationship with God

Why are they precious? Because God made them and kept them at the expense of His Only Son’s life. II Corinthians 5:21

The Actions

Purification

Change of relationship II Corinthians 6:14-16

Stay away from toxic teachers; those who teach opposite of God’s Word

Stay away from lawbreakers; those who break God’s Word without conscience

Stay away from darkness-moral corruption?

Stay away from the worthless and lawless influence of Satan

Stay away from those who will be punished for their sinfulness

Stay away from idol worship

Distinction II Corinthians 6:17; the Temple

Avoidance II Corinthians 6:17- a willful choice to not go to and engage in sinful activities

Goal-oriented growth

Conclusion: