holiness as a quality
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Holiness in the N.T.Part 5
Holiness as a Quality
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MoralMoralPurityPurity
Holinessas anEvent
Holinessas a
Quality
Holinessas a
Process
Holinessas a
State orCondition
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Examples of Positional Practical Holiness Holiness Holiness==============================================
EVENT Secured atConversion
Begins at Conversion
PROCESS
STATE or CONDITION
QUALITY
Instantaneous Completed in Glory
You are HolyCycle
Depends uponAbiding
Holinessas a
Quality
Ephesians 1:4
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Ephesians 1:4 – Long ago, even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. NLT
Ephesians 5:27 – He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault. NLT
Hebrews 10:18 – Now when sins have been forgiven, there is no need to offer anymore sacrifices. NLT
Hebrews 10:14 – For by that one offering he perfected forever all those whom he is making holy. NLT
Colossians 2:8-10 – Don’t let anyone lead you astray with empty philosophy and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the evil powers of this world, and not from Christ.
9For in Christ the fullness of God lives in a human body, 10and you are complete through your union with Christ. He is the Lord over every ruler and authority in the universe. NLT
Hebrews 2:11 – So now Jesus and the ones he makes holy have the same Father. That is why Jesus is not ashamed to call them his brothers and sisters. NLT
Holinessas a
Quality
Ephesians 1:4
1 Peter 1:15-16
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Complete/Perfect
1 Peter 1:15-16 – But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God – who chose you to be his children – is holy. For he himself has said, “You must be holy because I am holy.” NLT
Hebrews 11:16 – But they were looking for a better place, a heavenly homeland. That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a heavenly city for them. NLT
Romans 1:16 – For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—Jews first and also Gentiles. NLT
1 John 1:9 – If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ESV
Hebrews 12:10 – For our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few years; doing the best they knew how. But God’s discipline is always right and good for us because it means we will share in his holiness. NLT
Event - Holy Spirit Indwells Our Home
Process - Continuous Cleaning: Each Room, Closet,
Hallway, Attic, Basement - EVERYTHING
State/Condition - The Choice is Yours Abiding in Christ OR Self
Quality - Increasing
Conversion Death
HeavenOur Positional & Practical HolinessBecome One
Obedience
Sin
Overall Quality is IncreasingTime
Qualityof
Holiness
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Holiness at the Practical Level
Colossians 1:19-23 – For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, 20and by him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of his blood on the cross.
21This includes you who were once so far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions, (your past) 22yet now he has brought you back as his friends.
He has done this through his death on the cross in his own human body. As a result, he has brought you into the very presence of God, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a
single fault. (your position) 23But you must continue to believe this truth and stand in it firmly. Don’t drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News. ... (your assignment) NLT
Holinessas a
Quality
Ephesians 1:4
1 Peter 1:15-16
Copyright, Michael F. Sabo
Complete/Perfect
Increasing
Examples of Positional Practical Holiness Holiness Holiness==============================================
EVENT Secured atConversion
Begins at Conversion
PROCESS
STATE or CONDITION
QUALITY
Instantaneous Completed in Glory
You are HolyCycle
Depends uponAbiding
Complete/Perfect Increasing
