HOLINESS

HOLINESS

1 Thessalonians 4 7 For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness.

1 Timothy 2 15 Nevertheless she will be saved in childbearing if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.

Hebrews 12 10 For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, that we may be partakers of His holiness.

Hebrews 12 14 Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord

Exodus 15 11 ” Who is like You, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders?

Exodus 28 36 “You shall also make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet: HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

Exodus 39 30 Then they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote on it an inscription like the engraving of a signet: HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

Because God is holy He demands that His people be holy. His word tells us that without holiness, no one will see the Lord. So according to God’s word it is not enough to be righteous through faith in the finished work of Christ but we must continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control. In other words we cannot as Christians live like the world. And how does the world live? They live and walk in the flesh and demonstrate adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries

Galatians 5: 19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. 24 And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

So called Christians who demonstrate and practice the works of the flesh including gays and lesbians in reality are not Christ’s but enemies of the cross of Christ according to God’s word

Philippians 3:18 For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: 19 whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame — who set their mind on earthly things. 20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.

Yes the word of God demands that God’s people worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness including in their conduct and sexual practices!

1 Chronicles 16:29 Give to the LORD the glory due His name; Bring an offering, and come before Him. Oh, worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness!

2 Chronicles 20:21 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who should sing to the LORD, and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying: ” Praise the LORD, For His mercy endures forever.”

2 Chronicles 3:18 and to all who were written in the genealogy — their little ones and their wives, their sons and daughters, the whole company of them — for in their faithfulness they sanctified themselves in holiness.

Psalms 29:2 Give unto the LORD the glory due to His name; Worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.

No one can claim to be a Christian and live a life of unholiness exhibiting the works of the flesh because God’s gives us the power through the Holy Spirit who is the Spirit of holiness to change and to live and walk in the Spirit. His word tells us

Luke 1 75 In holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.

Romans 1:4 and declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead.

Romans 6: 17 But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. 18 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. 19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness. 20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 21 What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. 22 But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord

2 Corinthians 7:1 Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Ephesians 4:24 and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.

1 Thessalonians 3:13 so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.

In summary there are 3 Major Doctrines of the Church off Jesus Christ for each Christian including salvation, Baptism of the Spirit and holiness!

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST IS ALL ISRAEL!

Romans 11:26 And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: ” The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;

Romans 11 is not that difficult to understand. The problem is that when Paul speaks about “all Israel will be saved” he is talking about the faithful Jews (Heb. 11) who were saved before Jesus came. Since then “all of Israel means all those who have received Jesus as their Saviour and Lord”. When we become Christians, we were not called Christians originally by the early church, as you will recall that the first believers in Jesus were called followers of “the Way”. It was in Antioch that the believers were first called “Christians” (Acts 11: 26). They were always considered Jews. And so, when we accept Jesus as our Saviour and Lord, we are adopted (Gal. 4: 4 – 6)into the family of God making us Jews. And, as Jews we must be circumcised. Paul explains this when he wrote, “For he is not a real Jew who is one outwardly, nor is true circumcision something external and physical. He is a Jew who is one inwardly, and real circumcision is a matter of the heart, spiritual (of the Holy Spirit) and not literal. His praise is not from men but from God (Rom. 2: 28 – 29). And, we belong to the tribe of Judah which has been replaced the tribe of Levi. Jesus is the head of the tribe of Judah and since He is also the High Priest of Israel and of the priesthood of Melchizedek, He is the receiver of tithes. Hebrews explains this (Heb. 7).

When the followers of the Way (Christians) did not defend Jerusalem in AD 70 when the Roman army destroyed it they were all kicked out of the Synagogues. They were told by God through prophecy to leave because the believers did not stay and fight. There is only one Israel as there has always been only one Israel and we Christians are real Jews and there is salvation for anybody outside of accepting the only Messiah who paid for our sins on the Cross of Calvary. Paul, and I repeat what he said, “For he is not a real Jew who is one outwardly…..He is a Jew who is one inwardly and real circumcision is a matter of the heart, spiritual and not literal.” In Romans 11, when Paul says “all Israel will be saved”, he is talking about all those Jews & Gentiles who receive Jesus as their Saviour and Lord (Rom. 11: 25). The full number includes both Gentiles and Jews. Anybody, natural Jews or Gentile who receive salvation makes up “the whole of Israel” (Rom. 11: 26). The broken branches are those natural Jews who rejected Jesus. But, even those natural Jews who were alive the time Paul was living could repent and be “grafted” back on the tree of Israel. The same is true today only by accepting Jesus as their Saviour and Lord. The Scriptures do not give anybody, Jew nor Gentile, entry into Salvation by natural birth. The condition for Jews to be re-grafted into the tree of Israel means, “And even the others, if they do not persist in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God has the power to graft them in again” (Rom. 11: 23).

In Romans 9: 27, Paul quotes Isaiah, “Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant will be saved.” The remnant which will be saved becomes “and so all Israel will be saved” (Rom. 11: 26). We have to stop separating the Church of Jesus Christ from Israel. Since Jesus came, the Church, the body of Christ, is ALL ISRAEL because it is compose of all people, both Jews and Gentiles, who received Jesus as their Saviour and Lord. This is what Peter was saying on the Day of Pentecost, “And it shall be that whoever calls on the name of the Lord (meaning Jesus whose name means “Yahweh is Salvation” shall be saved” (Joel 2: 32; Acts 2: 21). In Hebrew it say, “whoever calls on the name of Yahweh will be saved”. God does not have two Groups of Saved, only one Group which is called, Israel/the Church of Jesus Christ. One body.

If you look at the number of people who are going to be saved, we are first told that the there will be 144,000 describe in Jewish terms which means 12 tribes of Israel (Rev. 7: 4 – 8) who each have 12,000 people. The numbering is symbolic. However, the listing of the Tribes is Different from the original 12 Tribes: Judah is first on the list because that is Jesus Tribe, replacing the Tribe of Reuben, of which we believers both Jews and Gentiles are counted as members. The tribe of Dan is missing because of their idolatry and replaced by Manasseh. What we are shown is the New Covenant Israel which continues to be Israel. Then we are show in non-Jewish terms what the total number of the saved will be in non-Jewish Gentile terms (Rev. 7:9). “After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no man could number, from every nation, from all the tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, ‘Salvation belongs to our God who sits upon the throne and and to the Lamb!”……”These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb” (Rev. 14).

What is described is the “remnant of Israel” which is so large that it will be “a great multitude which no man could number”. And, no mater what our background has been and what applies to all of us – Jews and Gentiles- “And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4: 12).

We have to start recognizing that we as born again Spirit filled Christians are all Jews and we belong to the tribe of Judah of which Jesus is our head.

THE POWER OF SELF DENIAL AND VICTORY OVER SELF:

Mt.16:24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.
25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
26 For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
27For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works.

Self is that aspect of man’s life that wants to go its own way. Self is the evil propensity in man to take charge of his own affairs irrespective of what is the will of God. Be the master of his own life, likes to get into self management. It never wants to submit to the will of God or any authority on earth. Self makes obedient to the word of God very difficult and almost impossible. Self causes backsliding, rebellion, disobedient, lack of spiritual progress and stubbornness. Self manifests itself in the following area.
(1) Self-willed.
(2) Self-centeredness.
(3) Self indulgence.
(4) Self management.
(5) Selfishness.
(6) Selfish ambition.
(7) Self pity.
(8) Self satisfaction and pride.
(9) Self ego.
(10) Self promotion.

If we are going to be overcomers and make steady spiritual growth and progress we must deal with self.
(1) Dethrone self.
(2) Destroy self.
(3) Deny self.
(4) Deal with self.

Luke.14:25-27.

DAMNING CHARACTERISTICS OF SELF LIFE:
Ezekiel.28:11-19;
Isaiah.14:12-17;
Gen.13:8-13;
Luke.15:11-13;
1 Samuel.15:13-24, 30;
1 Kings.1:5.

Self was first found in Satan, and anyone that has self is carrying the nature of Satan. Self life is deceptive and destructive. When it is not crucified and brought under control it can lead a terrible end. Self produces
(1) Iniquity.
(2) Inconsistency.
(3) Makes one to be inconsiderate.
(4) Insubordination.
(5) Independent.
(6) Indiscipline.
(7) Impurity and pride.
(8) Indifference.
(9) Ingratitude.
(10) Infidelity.

If not dealt with through genuine repentance it will eventually lead to defeat, disgrace, death and damnation.

DENYING AND CONQUERING THE SELF LIFE:
Mt.16:24-26; Philip.3:7-8; Gal.2:20; 1Cor.9:27; 1Cor.10:23; Mt.5:30; Gal.5:24; Rom.6:6; Col.2:11.

Anyone who allow self to control and dominate him or her is in great danger. There is need for self denial and self control so that we can be live in the perfect will of God. The Lord made it clear that except someone dies he abideth alone but if he fall to the ground and die it bringeth forth much fruit. We need to die to sin, die to self and maintain self discipline and self denial if we must live a life that is according to the perfect will of God.

DOMINION AND CONQUEST OF SPIRITUAL LIFE:
Rom.6:6-11, 18, 22;
Col.3:1-5;
1Cor.15:31;
Philip.1:21;
Rom.8:13;
Mt.26:41, 42.
John.6:38.

To have spiritual dominion over the flesh is a possibility all we need to do is to surrender all unto the Lord. There must be
(1) salvation from sin.
(2) Separation from the world.
(3) Sanctification and purity of heart.
(4) Steadfastness and commitment to the truth.
(5) Supplication unto the Lord for grace.
(6) Surrendering your all unto the Lord.
(7) Saturation with the scriptures and obedient to the word of God.

REMEMBER HOLINESS WITHOUT WHICH NO MAN SHALL SEE THE LORD. HEBREWS.12:14.

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