Be holy(1 Peter 1:14-16)

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As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. (1 Peter 1:14-16)

 

A demand for the holy life is always emphasized not to speak of an age and a religion, because every religion put their goal in living a good life, what is more, the holy life is related to their salvation. However, we must know that the holy life of Christian is greatly different from others. The holy life doesn’t give a salvation to us, and it has nothing to do with a salvation. It is an order for children of obedience of God.

 

God is holy, and he says ‘be holy’ to his children. Of course, he already had demanded it to Israelites (Leviticus 11:44-45). Why do we have to be similar to the character of God? The answer is simple, ‘because he is our father’. It is due to children to resemble his or her father. So, it is natural that Christian lives a holy life.

 

Once again, the holy life has nothing to do with a salvation. If someone says, ‘a person who doesn’t live a holy life is not in salvation’, he is misunderstanding the gospel. However, if one thinks that he can live with sin as he likes because he is in salvation, he has more troubles. The children of God ought to follow his orders. In plain words, if a person who says that he believes Jesus wants to stay in sin, it is impossible that the profession of his faith is truthful. The believers must seek after the holy life.

 

Surely, when discuss a standard of the holy life, people will explain it in their standard. They think many things; collection, prayer, service, evangelism, etc, but the Bible order the holy in all behavior. In other words, we must make us familiar with the holy not only in the inside, but in all living. How much we walked the way of holy? Remember that the holy life is an order of God for us.

 

 

Translation by Lee ji-hye

 


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