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Follow HolinessFollow Holiness

Bro JosphertBro Josphert

Kuanping English Corner Fellowship

7 June 2009

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The CommandThe Command

• Hebrews 12:14

• Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.

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Who is God?Who is God?

• Leviticus 11:44• For I am the LORD your God: ye shall

therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall ye shall be holybe holy; for I am holy:

• Psalm 99:9 • Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his

holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy.

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Those who meet Him.Those who meet Him.

• MosesMoses• Exodus 3:5 • And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy

shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

• JoshuaJoshua • Joshua 5:15 • And the captain of the LORD'S host said unto

Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.

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Encounter with the holy oneEncounter with the holy one

• Peter Peter • Luke 5:8• When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus'

knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

• Jesus Jesus • Psalms 22: 3 • But thou art holy, O thou that inhabits the

praises of Israel.

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Encounter with the holy oneEncounter with the holy one• Isaiah 6:• 1 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord

sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. 2 Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. 3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.

4 And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. 5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.

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Everything about God is holyEverything about God is holy• HeavenHeaven• psalms 20:6• Now know I that the LORD saveth his

anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.

• Throne Throne • Psalms 47:8 • God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth

upon the throne of his holiness.

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Everything about God is holyEverything about God is holy

• Mountain Mountain • Psalms 48:1• Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised

in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.

• HillHill• Psalms 15:1• LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle?

who shall dwell in thy holy hill?

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Everything about God is holyEverything about God is holy

• WorksWorks• Psalm 145:17 • The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and

holy in all his works. • NameName • Psalm 145:21

My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless His holy name for ever and ever.

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Everything about God is holyEverything about God is holy

• THE CHURCHTHE CHURCH• Ephesians 5:25-27• 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ

also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

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Everything about God is holyEverything about God is holy• PeoplePeople• 1 Peter 2:9• But ye are a chosen generation, a royal

priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

• His Word is Holy, His Spirit is Holy…..

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Everything about God is holyEverything about God is holy• 2 Corinthians 6:16-18• I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I I

will be their Godwill be their God, and they shall be my people. 17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, 18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

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The eternal song!The eternal song!

• Revelation 4:8 And the four beasts had each of them six

wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day they rest not day and nightand night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God AlmightyLord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.

You should love what God loves!You should love what God loves!

• If we want to be the children of God, we must love what God loves and hate with perfect hatred what God hates.

• God loves holiness. Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an

abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god. (Malachi 2:11)

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How to serve HimHow to serve Him

• Luke 1:74-75• That he would grant unto us, that we being

delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,  In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

• He is in the holy of holiesHe is in the holy of holies…in…in His tabernacle!

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Jesus is holyJesus is holy

• Mark 1:24Mark 1:24• Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with

thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy the Holy One of GodOne of God.

• John 17:11John 17:11 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to theeI come to thee. Holy Holy FatherFather, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are

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What is holiness?What is holiness?

• It’s the character of Jesus Christ produced in a believer by the Holy Spirit.

• It means to be set apart for God…any thing dedicated to God Becomes Holy.

• E.g., Present your bodies a living sacrifice…Holy acceptable to God. (Romans 12:1-2)

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To be blessedTo be blessed

• Matt 5:8 • Blessed are the pure in heartpure in heart:

for they shall see God.

• Wow! What is the opposite of this verse?

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Quotes from Holy MenQuotes from Holy Men

• Smith WigglesworthSmith Wigglesworth

• I have never stayed for thirty minutes without reading the Bible.

• Martin LutherMartin Luther

• I dread my own heart more than the pope and all cardinals. For within me is the greater pope.

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Quotes from Holy MenQuotes from Holy Men

• John BunyanJohn Bunyan

• The sins I commit in one day are enough to put me into hell.

• Jonathan EdwardsJonathan Edwards

• I realize my sensitivity towards sin is simply too dull and loose.

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Quotes from Holy MenQuotes from Holy Men

• Mr Frost (CIM)Mr Frost (CIM)

• I have prayed with Mr. Hudson Taylor thousands of times, but never once did I hear Him pray without confessing his sins.

• George WhitefieldGeorge Whitefield

• Even my tears of repentance need to be washed in the precious Blood of Jesus Christ.

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The command!The command!

Ye shall be holyYe shall be holy

for for

I Am holy. I Am holy.

(Lev 11:44)(Lev 11:44)