Sermon Tone Analysis

! Introduction

/Definition: /

A.   /Saints// – hagios  /holy, saint, sanctification

(Gk.

AV - holy 161, saints 61, Holy One 4, misc 3; 229)

1.      most holy thing, a saint

 

*Synonym* – ieroj (/a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word/)

1.      ieroj means /sacred/, implying some special relation to God, so  that it may not be violated.

It refers, however, to formal relation rather than to character.

It designates an external relation, which ordinarily is not an internal relation as well.

It is used to describe persons or things.

This is the commonest word for /holy/ in classical Greek, and expresses their usual conception of holiness, but it is rare in the N.T. because it fails to express the fullness of the N.T. conception.

2.

A sacred place, temple

                     1a) used of the temple of Artemis at Ephesus

                     1b) used of the temple at Jerusalem

 

The temple of Jerusalem

The temple of Jerusalem consisted of the whole of the sacred enclosure, embracing the entire aggregate of buildings, balconies, porticos, courts (that is that of the men of Israel, that of the women, and that of the priests), belonging to the temple; the latter designates the sacred edifice properly so called, consisting of two parts, the “sanctuary” or “Holy Place” (which no one except the priests was allowed to enter), and the “Holy of Holies” or “the most holy place” (which was entered only on the great day of atonement by the high priest alone).

Also there were the courts where Jesus or the apostles taught or encountered adversaries, and the like, “in the temple”; also the courts of the temple, of the Gentiles, out of which Jesus drove the buyers and sellers and the money changers, court of the women.

What Are Saints*/ – If Your Name Is “BERNARD” It Might Sound Funny /*/ * */

A.   They are not people who are dead and buried.

1.

It is not some degree available to you after you are dead.

In the 95 references to saints in the Bible only 5 of those references are to those who are dead, and then not to individuals but to the company of saints.

a.

Behold He cometh with ten thousands of His saints.

b.

The harlot church drunken with the blood of the saints.

2.

It is not an honor bestowed upon you by a group of men.

It is an honor bestowed upon you by God because of your faith and trust in His Son for your salvation

3.      Every Christian is a saint, because every Christian has been /set apart/ and /made holy/ through the perfect righteousness of Christ that has been placed to his or her account (Rom.

3:21-22; 1 Cor.

1:30; Phil.

3:9 etc.).

How Do I Become A Saint?

When a person acts in faith to receive Christ, God acts in grace to give that person Christ’s own righteousness (imputed righteousness).

It is /Christ’s perfect righteousness /– not a person’s own character or accomplishments, no matter how great they may seem in men’s eyes – that establishes every believer as one of God’s /saints through saving faith/.

Therefore, every believer who has truly trusted Jesus Christ as his Savior is /separated /from the world and /set apart/ to live for God.  

 

 

*1 Peter 1:15-16** – /hagios /*-*/ /*holy, saint, sanctification

All three of these words and their various forms (holiness, saints, and sanctification) are translated from one Greek word /hagios.

/Its basic meaning is to be /set apart /and /different./

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A.   HOLINESS - /To be righteous, pure, sinless, and godly; to be perfect, complete, and fulfilled in every possible sense; to be separated entirely different from all other beings and things//.

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Why Should I live a holy life?

-Three Reasons

1.      God is Holy.

2.      God has called believers to be holy in all of life.

God’s very purpose in saving us is to have a people who will be just like Him (Romans 8:29; 12:2 . .

.Philippians 3:10, 21)

3.      Scripture demands holiness (Lev.

11:45; Lk. 1:74-75; 2 Cor.

7:1; Heb.

12:14; 2 Peter 3:11; Ps. 99:9)

 

B.

GOD IS HOLY

1.      God is said to be preeminently and supremely holy (Lk.

1:49; Jn 17:11; 1 Pet.

1:15)

·         God possesses an incomparable majesty, so supremely majestic that there are beings who do nothing but surround His throne day and night singing out the praises of His holiness

Isaiah 6:1-5 . .

.Revelation 4:8

 

C.

THINGS THAT HAVE A SPECIAL CONNECTION TO GOD ARE SAID TO BE HOLY

Anything that becomes associated with God is set apart unto God in a very special sense and becomes different from other things.

1.

The ground that Moses stood upon (Ex.

3:1-5; Acts 7:33)

2.      The temple (Matthew 24:15) and the Holy of Holies (Hebrews 9:2-3)

3.      The mount where Christ was transfigured (2 Peter 1:18)

4.      The covenant the God made with Abraham (Lk.

1:35)

5.      The Gospel and Scriptures (Matthew 7:6; Romans 1:2)

6.

The Jews are called a Holy Nation

 

a.

They were set apart in a very special way to God

1.      Exodus 19:5-6 /A Holy Nation/ Exodus

2.      Leviticus 20:26 cf Daniel 7:18, 22 /Have separated you from other people/

 

BUT NOTE THIS: The Old Testament is a record of the Jews continuous rejection of God’s will, they refused to play the part in History that God wanted them to play.

When God sent His Son into the world, they committed the supreme and lasting rejection.

They refused to acknowledge Him and put Him to death.

7.

The Spirit of God who indwells our bodies is Holy (Acts 1:8)

8.     One of the names given to us is that of /Holy Brothers /(1 Thess.

5:27; Heb.

3:1)

 

9.

The great call of God to us is /a holy calling /(2 Timothy 1:9)

10.

When the Lord returns, He will present us /holy before God /(Col.

1:21-22)

11.

Our inheritance will be that of a /holy city /(Rev.

21:2)

 

D.

JESUS CHRIST IS SAID TO BE HOLY IN A VERY SPECIAL WAY

 

1.

Luke 1:35, 49ff.

/before His birth/

2.      John 10:36  /the people recognized that He was sanctified by God /

3.      Mark 1:24; Luke 4:34  /the demon possessed recognized Him as the Holy One of God/

4.      Acts 4:27,30  /the church worshiped Him as “the Holy Servant Jesus” /

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BUT NOTE THIS: The Jews rejected God’s Son, showing their ultimate refusal to follow God, to be Holy and Separated unto Him.

Therefore, God has raised up another people of all nations, these people are called today “the body of Christ, or the Church.”

E.

THE CHURCH IS NOW TO BE SAID THE HOLY PEOPLE OF GOD.

THE PRIVILEDGES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF FOLLOWING GOD WERE TAKEN FROM ISRAEL AND GIVEN TO THE CHURCH.

1.      1 Peter 2:5,9   /the church is called a holy nation and a royal priesthood/

2.      Ephesians 2:19-22   /the church is now the dwelling place for God’s presence.

Believers are now “being joined together” /and /“being built together for a habitation of God in the Spirit.”

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3.      Ephesians 1:22-23   /the body of Christ /

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F.    THE BODY OF THE INDIVIDUAL BELIEVER BECOMES THE DWELLING PLACE FOR GOD’S VERY PRESENCE.

1.      1 Corinthians 6:19-20  /the Spirit of God dwells within the believer’s body/

2.      The body of the believer replaces the Holy of Holies within the inner sanctuary of the temple.

3.

Therefore, believers are called Saints!  Amen.