Be Holy- How Do I Do That (Part 3)

3. Here is where we come upon the third problem with holiness. That is, we do not take some sin seriously.

< We tend to weigh our sin by the standard of man and not the standard of God.
< We need to understand that any one sin keeps us from God..Christ had to die for that one sine... the price paid to redeem us is the same... the blood of Christ

How can we gain understanding?
1 Peter 1:19-25 20 For He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has appeared in these last times for the sake of you 21 who through Him are believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God. 22 Since you have in obedience to the truth purified your souls for a sincere love of the brethren, fervently love one another from the heart, 23 for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God. 24 For,
"ALL FLESH IS LIKE GRASS,
AND ALL ITS GLORY LIKE THE FLOWER OF GRASS.
THE GRASS WITHERS,
AND THE FLOWER FALLS OFF,
25 BUT THE WORD OF THE LORD ENDURES FOREVER."

And this is the word which was preached to you.
< Truth will purify you.. Go to truth— obey the truth
< James 4:8 Draw near to God

Various types of water filters... some.. pass the water through one filter.. Then there are others that pass through 3 filters.. Some that use ultraviolet light to kill harmful bacteria.. The more we use truth of God’s word to "filter us the purer He will make us.

< Demonstrate love for brothers and sisters in Christ (fervently)
< Respond with the heart...

Matt 15:7-9 7 "You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you: 8 'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME. 'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.'"

Our lives will be changed
Christ is our imperishable seed... We love because of Christ... when we attempt to be something outside of Christ we are like the grass.. We will fade away
The Word of God is
Living
Enduring forever
The filter our lives need.

Pray that we would
1. Our attitude toward sin would be God-centered.
2. "We understand "living by faith"
3. We take all sin seriously (even what we call the small ones)