06-01-08 - A GOD WHO IS PERFECTLY HOLY

The 21st century church seems to be more concerned with getting right than we are with living right.

For Christians, the problem is not so much a matter of wanting to be holy as it is winning the battle to be holy.

1. SEPARATION
Sober can have two meanings, just like the English word. It can mean, "not intoxicated," and it can mean "clear-headed, discreet.“

2. RECOGNITION
1 Peter 1:13-16 (NIV)
1 Samuel 2:2 (NIV)
Isaiah 6:3 (NIV)

3. PREPARATION
1 Peter 1:13a (NIV)
Romans 12:2

4. CONCENTRATION
1 Peter 1:13b (NIV)

The word translated grace means, “kindness shown to one who is undeserving.”