PURSUING HOLINESS

Pursuing Holiness

1 Peter 1:13-16
Rick Carmickle

October 21, 2018

God says in Leviticus 11:44, “For I am the Lord your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy.” What does it mean to live a holy life? Jerry Bridges writes in The Pursuit of Holiness, “To live a holy life is to live a life in conformity to the moral precepts of the Bible and in contrast to the sinful ways of the world.” But we all know it is easier said than done. Today, we consider the simple biblical principles that will set us on the right track to growth in holiness.

Our pursuit of holiness has three phases:

1. The Beginning: We must first be a Christian

2. The Middle: We must grow as a Christian

3. The Never-end: Our hope in eternity