Being holy is not being perfect, but letting Him who is holy abide in you.
7 good ways to live in Holiness
- Holiness means separating self from the world. It means your heart detaches from the world’s value system. You value the things God values above all else.
- Jm4:4 If you are friends with the world, you are an enemy with God.
- 1 Jn. 2:15-16 If you love things of the world, then the love of the Father is not in you.
- Holiness means purifying self. It means the Holy God to purify your heart. It means taking stock of our lives, thoughts, actions, associations, and business dealings; and cleansing ourselves from anything that contaminates us.
- 1 Jn.3:3 If we have hope, purify self.
- Lev.19:2
- 1Pet.1:15-16 Be holy because God is holy.
- Lam.3:40
- Holiness means living in the Spirit and not in the flesh.
- Rm.8:5-8 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God, for it is not subject to the law of God, not indeed can be. So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.”
- Holiness means staying clear of sexual immortality.
- Pr.30:12
- 1 Thess.4:3-5
- Holiness means being sanctified by Jesus. It means we must continue to dwell with Him and ask God to help us live in all He bought for us on the cross.
- Heb.10:10, 14
- Holiness means walking close to God.
- Lev.10:3
- Ps.4:3
- Heb.12:14
- Ps.24:3-4 Who comes close to God? He with clean hands and pure heart.
- Mt.5:8 reward for pure heart -> shall see God
- Holiness means letting God keep you. It is God’s will for your life. God planned for you since the beginning of time. When our hearts are right and we live right God will keep us from sinning.
- Eph.1:4-5