Saturday, December 03, 2011

Holiness isn't

If you want to understand true Holiness, here's a clue:

"But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that you should show forth the praises of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light;" 1 Peter 2:10

When you are called out of darkness into light you become something completely other than the rest of the world. You are unique. You are HOLY. It's the OTHERNESS that makes you holy. Stop TRYING to be Holy, recognize that your calling out makes you Holy. When you see that, the behavior will follow. You can LIVE like this. Don't let anyone Should on you by telling you you aren't living Holy. It's not behavior, it's identity. Uniqueness. Differentiated.

A little Bible study will help you, look up all the words holiness, holy. You will most of the time see it Holy AND. Blameless, without spot. When we get the idea out of our heads that Holy is something we do rather than who we are, the easier it will be to obey.

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