Holiness

Holiness means you are set apart by God to live in the world and do that which He purposes for you. David is a great example of holiness. He faced off with Goliath because he trusted God. He wouldn't kill Saul because he didn't want to offend God. He repented when He made the mistakes of adultery and murder.

1 Peter 1:14-16

14 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves
according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be
ye holy in all manner of conversation;
16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

Being sexually pure is holy. Do not let lust take over your life. Do not gaze on the flesh of any other than your spouse. Steer clear of pornography. Be honest with your spouse. Not swearing or using the Lord God's name in vain is holy. Looking on others as being better than yourself is holy. Repent quickly when you make mistakes. Pray that the Lord will search your heart and keep you holy.

Hebrews 12:14-16

14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without
which no man shall see the Lord:
15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace
of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up
trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
16 Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person,
as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his
birthright.

Psalm 96:8-9

8 Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name:
bring an offering, and come into his courts.
9 O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: fear
before him, all the earth.

Luke 1:72-75

72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers,
and to remember his holy covenant;
73 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
74 That he would grant unto us, that we being
delivered out of the hand of our enemies might
serve him without fear,
75 In holiness and righteousness before him, all
the days of our life.

1 Thessalonians 4:6-9

6 That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in
any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of
all such, as we also have forewarned you and
testified.
7 For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but
unto holiness.
8 He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man,
but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I
write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God
to love one another.

Reference: Guest Speaker Victor Marx,
Calvary Worship Center, Colorado Springs, CO,
Sermon
Fall 2016

The Grim Reaper Preacher says, "Try reading the Bible from cover to cover - you'll like it."