Ethical aspects of holiness (3)
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· 9 viewsBehaviour that reflects the holy character of God himself is to be expressed in both social and personal dimensions of life.
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Holiness in practice is a reflection of God’s own character
Holiness in practice is a reflection of God’s own character
but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”
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Holiness demands a different way of life
Holiness demands a different way of life
Shunning practices that defile
Shunning practices that defile
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Obedience to God’s law
Obedience to God’s law
Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, for I am the Lord your God. Keep my statutes and do them; I am the Lord who sanctifies you.
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Holiness is expressed in social behaviour
Holiness is expressed in social behaviour
Care for the disadvantaged
Care for the disadvantaged
“When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, neither shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest. And you shall not strip your vineyard bare, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the Lord your God.
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A concern for truth and justice
A concern for truth and justice
“You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor. You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand up against the life of your neighbor: I am the Lord.
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Loving one’s neighbour
Loving one’s neighbour
You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.
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Holiness is expressed in family and sexual relations
Holiness is expressed in family and sexual relations
For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God; that no one transgress and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you. For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness.
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Holiness is seen in personal character
Holiness is seen in personal character
Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,
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