holiness study review: week 4. where do we start? with various backgrounds and ideas about holiness,...

Holiness StudyHoliness Study

Review: Week 4Review: Week 4

Where do we start? Where do we start?

With various backgrounds and ideas With various backgrounds and ideas about holiness, it is important to all about holiness, it is important to all begin in the same place. Our begin in the same place. Our conclusions and applications about conclusions and applications about holiness must come directly from holiness must come directly from what the Bible says.what the Bible says.

What is holiness?What is holiness?

Holiness is Christlikeness. It is loving Holiness is Christlikeness. It is loving God with all of your heart, soul, mind, God with all of your heart, soul, mind, and strength; and loving your and strength; and loving your neighbor as yourself. Something that neighbor as yourself. Something that is holy has been separated from is holy has been separated from common use for a special purpose.common use for a special purpose.

Where/When does holiness Where/When does holiness begin?begin?

• Holiness begins with the basics – Holiness begins with the basics – eternal lifeeternal life

• Holiness is rooted in relationship – the Holiness is rooted in relationship – the relationship with God in Christrelationship with God in Christ

• Holiness is entered by faith Holiness is entered by faith

How does God make us Holy?How does God make us Holy?

• Through “Crisis Experience”Through “Crisis Experience”

• Through Process or “Growth in Through Process or “Growth in Grace”Grace”

Is there a “Crisis Experience” Is there a “Crisis Experience” besides salvation?besides salvation?

• God’s PartGod’s Part – 1 Thessalonians 3:13 – – 1 Thessalonians 3:13 – 14; 1 Thessalonians 5:23-2414; 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

• Man’s PartMan’s Part – Romans 6:13; Romans – Romans 6:13; Romans 12:112:1

SummarySummary

God is the source of holiness; it is God is the source of holiness; it is important to remember that we important to remember that we cannot “grow into” entire cannot “grow into” entire sanctification; just as we cannot sanctification; just as we cannot “grow into” salvation. Rather, “grow into” salvation. Rather, as we grow in our relationship as we grow in our relationship with God, we can and, no doubt, with God, we can and, no doubt, will find ourselves positioned for will find ourselves positioned for God to do His work of entire God to do His work of entire sanctification.sanctification.