This document calls Christians to walk in holiness and defines holiness as sanctity and purity. It explains that God calls us to be holy and commands us to be holy like Him. The Bible teaches that those with impure hearts cannot enter God's kingdom. The document uses Daniel as an example of someone who was committed to not defiling himself and as a result, received favor and protection from God. It provides steps to living in holiness, such as repenting, renouncing sin, and resisting temptation.
1. A CALL TO WALK IN
HOLINESS
1 Thess. 4:7; 1 Pet. 1:15-16
2. 1 THESS. 4:7
“For God did not call us to be
impure but to live a holy life.”
1 PETER 1:15-16
“But just as He who called you is
holy, so be holy in all you do; for
it is written: be holy, because I
Am holy.”
3. PSALM 24:3-4
“Who may ascend the hill of
the LORD? Who may stand in
His holy place? He who has
clean hands and a pure heart,
who does not lift up his soul
to an idol or swear by what is
false”
4. HOLINESS DEFINED
GOD is calling us to walk in holiness.
HOLINESS is sanctity, saintliness,
consecration. It is from the word
HOLY which means sanctified
(pure), divine, righteous.
PURE means clean,
uncontaminated; unpolluted
6. WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES
ABOUT HOLINESS
1 Thess.4:7 “God did not call you to
be impure, but to live a holy life.”
GOD CALLS US TO BE HOLY
1 Pet.1:15-16 “But just as He who
called you is holy, so be holy in all
you do; for it is written: be holy,
because I Am holy.” GOD
COMMANDS US TO BE HOLY
7. WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES
ABOUT HOLINESS
Eph.5:5 “For of this you can be sure:
No immoral, impure or greedy
person – such a man is an idolater –
has any inheritance in the kingdom
of Christ and of God.” Ps.24-3:4
NO STAINED/BLEMISHED
HEART CAN ENTER THE
KINGDOM OF GOD
8. COST OF IMPURITY
Impurity withholds the favor of
God. Isa. 59:2; Jer.5:25
Impurity denies us of the power
and protection of God.
Impurity keeps us from the
presence of God. Ps. 51:10-11
11. COMMITMENT TO
HOLY LIVING
Daniel 1:8 “Daniel
purposed in his heart not
to defile himself with the
portion of the king’s
delicacies…”
12. HOW WE ARE MADE IMPURE?
By what enters into our system
king’s delicacies – Things of the
world. Dan.1:8
By what comes out of our
system
Through our words. Matt.15:11
14. WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM
DANIEL’S EXAMPLE
Whenever we desire to heed God’s
call for us to live in holiness we
receive His full backing on us.
Dan.1:9
Daniel was able to live an
exceptional kind of life because of
his commitment to walk in holiness.
Dan.6:4
15. WHAT DID DANIEL RECEIVE
FROM HIS COMMITMENT
Favor of God & man. Dan.6:1-2
Exceptional gift from God.
Dan.6:3
Protection from God. Dan.6:22
Enjoyed close relationship with
God.
16. HOW TO LIVE IN HOLINESS
By faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Gal.2:16, 1 Jn.1:7
REPENT. The attitude of
repentance needs to be built into our
lives as an ongoing experience.
RENOUNCE the sin/s. It is more
than just confession/admission, it
involves forsaking of the sin/s.
17. HOW TO LIVE IN HOLINESS
RESIST the devil (temptation).
Jas.4:7
REMAIN in the fellowship of
believers. Heb.10:25
18. PSALM 24:3-6
Who can ascend the LORD’s
mountain? Who can stand in his
holy sanctuary? Only the one
with clean hands and a pure
heart; the one who hasn’t made
false promises, the one who
hasn’t sworn dishonestly. That
kind of person receives blessings
19. PSALM 24:3-6
from the LORD and
righteousness from the God who
saves. And that’s how things
are with the generation that seeks
him— that seeks the face of
Jacob’s God