Can We BE Holy?
“’For I am the Lord your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am holy.’” Leviticus 11:44a
“Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Irael and say to them, ‘You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.’” Leviticus 19:2
“’You shall consecrate yourselves therefore and be holy, for I am the You’re your God. And you shall keep My statutes and practice them; I am the Lord who sanctifies you.’” Leviticus 20:7-8
“Therefore, gird your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance, but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behaviour; because it is written, ‘You shall be holy, for I AM holy.’” I Peter 1:13-16
What a seemingly ridiculous and out-of-reach, unattainable goal for me as a Christian! Is God being unreasonable asking us to be holy? Is it possible to grow in holiness?
One thing I know from my 60 years plus of walking with the Lord is that He NEVER asks us to do something that is impossible. Why? Because all things are possible in Him!
“And looking upon them Jesus said to them, ‘With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.’” Matthew 19:26
“Looking upon them, Jesus said, ‘With men it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.’” Mark10:27
But HOW!? Good question for me. So starting tomorrow, you will find the four key steps to holiness.
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Take care with love, especially His, from Darlene, who still prays for you each day.
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NOTES: I choose to believe the Bible because it's a reliable collection of historical documents written down by eyewitnesses during the lifetime of other eyewitnesses. They reported supernatural events that took place before, of specific prophecies; and claim that their writings are divine rather than human in origin.
The Five Solas: Individuals are saved by grace alone, through faith alone in Christ alone, as revealed by Scripture alone to the glory of God alone!
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