Be Holy

Be Holy

You must be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.

Leviticus 19:2 NLT

You will be my kingdom of priests, my holy nation.

Exodus 19:6 NLT

To be holy is to be…

1) Set Apart

Mark a boundary all around the mountain to set it apart as holy.

Exodus 19:23b NLT

For we are the temple of the living God. As God said: “I will live in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people. Therefore, come out of from among unbelievers, and separate yourselves from them, says the Lord. Don’t touch their filthy things, and I will welcome you.”

2 Corinthians 6:16-17 NLT

2) Clean

Then the Lord told Moses, “Go down and prepare the people for my arrival…and have them wash their clothing.”

Exodus 19:10 NLT

If we confess our sins, [God] is faithful and just to forgive us our sins to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 1:9 ESV

3) Pure

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

Matthew 5:8 NIV

Create in me a pure heart, O God…Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.

Psalm 51:10-11 NIV

Do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

1 Timothy 5:22 NIV

Work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord.

Hebrews 12:14 NLT

Salvation comes through the Holy Spirit’s work. He makes people holy. It also comes through believing the truth.

1 Thessalonians 2:13 NIRV