Holiness

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Text: 1st Peter Chapter 1

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While we are holy because Christ is holy we are also to remember that we have a responsiblity to personal holiness. In the first 12 verses we see that we have a living hope but begining in verse 13 we see the focus on personal holiness.

1) The Mandate

* Fix your hope fully on the grace - vs. 13
* Do not be conformed but obediant - vs. 14
* Be holy in all your conduct - vs. 15
* Why? Be holy for I am holy - vs. 16 - The measurement is God not man.

2) The Motivation

* We are not redeemed through gold or silver but the blood of Christ.
* Our motivation is the the life and blood of Jesus Christ.

3) The Method

*The word of the Lord endures forever - vs. 22
* In chapter 2: 1-2 we see the method is to desire the pure milk of the word.
* See also 2 Timothy 2: 14-15 - we need to be able to rightly handle the word of God.
* 2 Timothy 3: 12-16 - All scripture is inspired by God and is profitable.