Proclamation:
“But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all
you do; for it is written: ‘Be holy, because I am holy.” 1 Peter 1:15-16 (NIV)
Explanation:
These words were written by the apostle Peter, under the
influence of The Holy Spirit of God, to the believers who scattered after the
crucifixion of Christ. (1 Peter 1:1-2) After
introducing himself and greeting them, Peter offered praise to God for giving
them a new living hope through the resurrection of Jesus, The Christ. (1 Peter
1:3-5) He told them that they may suffer
for a little while but their joy was coming. (1 Peter 1:6-7) Then he told them to be holy, and keep their
minds on things which are good and on Christ Jesus. (1 Peter 1:13-16) God is holy so they should be holy.
Application:
Here Peter quoted from The Old Testament Scriptures when he
told them, and believers today, to “be holy” because our God is holy. (Leviticus
11:45, 19:2, 20:7, and 20:26) We need to
be careful with our thoughts. We should
keep our minds on things which are holy, good, and Christ-like, and not on the
evil desires that we had before we were saved. (1 Peter 1:13-14) We may suffer for a while during this life
but our day of rejoicing is coming. (Psalm 30:5, 1 Peter 1:6, and Revelation
21:4)
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