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Published: Feb. 21, 2016, 2 p.m.

Message Title:\xa0 \u201cHoliness\u201d\xa0

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So you must live as God\u2019s obedient children. Don\u2019t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn\u2019t know any better then.\xa01 Peter 1:14-16 (NLT)

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But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy.\xa0\xa0For the Scriptures say, \u201cYou must be holy because I am holy.\u201d 1 Peter 1:14-16 (NLT)

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What is the BATHWATER of Holiness?

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1. Incorrect Information
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Holy = Set apart for God\u2019s purpose

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Holiness is NOT perfection. \xa0Holiness is the continued pursuit of God\u2019s standard.

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1. Religious Pride
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\u201cWhat sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! Matthew 23:27 (NLT)

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For you are like whitewashed tombs\u2014beautiful on the outside but filled on the inside with dead people\u2019s bones and all sorts of impurity.\u201d Matthew 23:27 (NLT)

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Before Holiness can be a public thing\u2026 it has to be a private thing.\xa0

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1. Shame of Failure
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Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God\u2019s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin. Romans 3:20-25 (NIV)

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But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known... Romans 3:20-25 (NIV)

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This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ\xa0to all who believe\u2026 for all have sinned\xa0and fall short of the glory of God\u2026\xa0Romans 3:20-25 (NIV)

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\u2026and all are justified\xa0freely by his grace\xa0through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.\xa0Romans 3:20-25 (NIV)

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\u201cShockingly our righteousness has nothing to do with our behavior.\xa0 God scandalously applies righteousness to our sin-drenched souls out of pure generosity.\u201d \u2013 Peter Haas (Pharisectomoy)

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Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace?\xa0 Of course not! Since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it?\xa0 Or have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined him in his death?\xa0 For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. Romans 6:1-14 (NLT)

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And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives\u2026 So you also should consider yourselves to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus. Romans 6:1-14 (NLT)

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Do not let sin control the way you live;\xa0do not give in to sinful desires.\xa0 Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. \xa0Romans 6:1-14 (NLT)

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So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God. \xa0Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God\u2019s grace. Romans 6:1-14 (NLT)

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1. It\u2019s possible.
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Now in\xa0a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay,\xa0some for honorable use, some for dishonorable.\xa02 Timothy 2:20-22 (ESV)

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Therefore,\xa0if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable,\xa0he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house,\xa0ready for every good work. 2 Timothy 2:20-22 (ESV)

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Your holiness does not determine His love for you, but how He will use you.

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So\xa0flee\xa0youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with\xa0those who call on the Lord\xa0from a pure heart. 2 Timothy 2:20-22 (ESV)

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You can only climb as high as you have people who are committed to your climb.\xa0

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1. It\u2019s a choice
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So set yourselves apart to be holy, for I am the\xa0Lord\xa0your God.\xa0Leviticus 20:7 (NLT)

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Through him we received grace\xa0and apostleship to call all the Gentiles\xa0to the obedience that comes from faith for his name\u2019s sake. Romans 1:5 (NIV)

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1. It\u2019s costly.
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\u201cBut don\u2019t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it?\xa0 Or what king would go to war against another king without first sitting down with his counselors to discuss whether his army of 10,000 could defeat the 20,000 soldiers marching against him?\u201d\xa0Luke 14:28-33 (NLT)\xa0

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\u201cSo you cannot become my disciple without giving up everything you own.\u201d Luke 14:28-33 (NLT)\xa0

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God cares more about my CHARACTER, than my COMFORT. \xa0

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...God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body. 1 Corinthians 6:20 (NLT)

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Whatever our holiness costs us\u2026 it cost Jesus so much more.