Holy

1 Peter 1:14-16 NLT

Obey God because you are his children. Don't slip back into your old ways of doing evil; you didn't know any better then. 15 But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God — who chose you to be his children — is holy. 16 For he himself has said, "You must be holy because I am holy."

Rom 7:11-12 NLT

Sin took advantage of the law and fooled me; it took the good law and used it to make me guilty of death. 12 But still, the law itself is holy and right and good.

Matt 5:48 NLT

But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect. 

Being holy as God is holy and being perfect as our Father in heaven is perfect is what He truly desires for His children. Sin entered the world through Satan in the Garden of Eden and began, and continues, a separation between God and man. God loved the world He created and His children created in His own image so much that He sent His only Son to die for all of us and break the cycle of sin and death that enslaved us.

Along with God’s great love in sending us a Savior to provide for forgiveness of our sins and the way to reconnect with Him, He also provided His amazing grace, which can provide the empowerment we need to be perfect and holy as He is, if we allow it to.

2 Peter 2:21 NLT

It would be better if they had never known the right way to live than to know it and then reject the holy commandments that were given to them.

Anyone that makes a profession of belief, but refuses to have any regard for God’s Law, will have an even worse end. Falling away will harden their heart far more than if they had remained in ignorance of the Law.

To make a true profession of belief, a sinner must understand the Law in order to know they need a Savior. Once they have this understanding of how sin separates them from God, they can truly accept Jesus Christ when offered the pardon of the Gospel. If they don’t see sin as an issue, they will never see the need of a pardon.

God cannot look upon and accept sin due to His goodness no matter how much He loves us. He could not look upon Jesus Christ upon the cross because at the time Jesus bore all the sins of the world as our pure sacrifice. (Matthew 27:46, Mark 15:34)

Ps 99:9 NKJV

Exalt the LORD our God,

And worship at His holy hill;

For the LORD our God is holy

Will you let God cloth you with the new man and help you shed the old one? If you do, you will be free to truly worship Him as you were created to. He still makes it our choice, but He does promise us an abundant life here on earth and an eternity with Him in Heaven if we choose correctly. If you don’t accept this you are rejecting God and missing out on all the help and blessing His love and grace will give you.