Be Holy for God is Holy

I. We are to Be Holy

A. Be Holy in All Your Conversations

I Pe 1:15-17 “15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

B. Commanded to Be Holy Like God

16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

C. God Judges Every Man’s Works, Even the Rich

17 And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work,

D. Live Your Life in Holiness with Fear of Not Living Holy

pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:”

E. Even in the Old Testament, God Told You to Sanctify Yourselves and Be Holy

Le 20:7 “7 Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the Lord your God.”

II. We Are Told to Be Perfect

A. Be Perfect Like Your Father in Heaven is Perfect

Mt 5:47-48 “47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? 48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.”

B. We Are to Be Perfectly Joined Together in the Same Mind and Judgment as Jesus

I Cor 1:9-10 “9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. 10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

C. If You Are Not Perfect, and Otherwise Minded, God Will Reveal It to You

Phil 3:15 “15 Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.”

D. Let Patience Have Her Perfect Work That You May Be Perfect and Entire, Wanting Nothing

James 1:4 “4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.