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| What does the KJV term "lusts" mean in 1 Peter 1:14? |
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| What does the KJV term "conversation" mean in 1 Peter 1:15 |
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| List the three reasons listed why we should be holy, giving the reference to support each reason. |
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1) God's CREATIVE PURPOSE for His people is holiness (Ephesians 1:4)
2) God's CALLING for His people is for them to be holy (2 Timothy 1:9)
3) God COMMANDS His people to be holy (1 Peter 1:15-16) |
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| List the 4 grammatical facts about the command to be holy in 1 Peter 15 and explain the significance of each grammatical fact. |
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1) Present Tense: indicates an on-going action.
2) Passive Voice: we do not make ourselves holy.
3) Imperative Mood: it is not a suggestion. It is a command for us now.
4) Plural in Number: this means God expects every Christian to be holy and to progress in holiness. |
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| What passage in the NT teaches that holiness is not optional? Without holiness no one will see the Lord |
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| What is the fruit of holiness? |
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| List the OT passage Peter quotes as a basis for the command to be holy? |
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| Is it possible to become more and more holy or is holiness a state of being which admits no growth? Use a NT passage to prove your answer. |
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| What mistake did I stress that we must avoid when seeking to define "sanctification" and "holiness"? |
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| We must not argue that we can speak of growth and development in sanctification, but not in holiness. Holiness and sanctification are synonyms. |
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| True/False: The categories of "clean" and "unclean" in the food laws are designed to promote physical health in eating habits. |
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| What are the food laws designed by God to teach? |
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| God has a clear-cut standard for recognizing that which is holy from that which is common or ordinary. |
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| What is the Biblical opposite of "holy"? |
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| List and explain the five elements that comprise the meaning of the term "holy". |
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1)Must be CONNECTED to the Source of Holiness (God)
2) Must be SEPARATED FROM the common/ordinary.
3) Must be SEPARATED TO God as His possession.
4) Must be SEPARATED FROM all that is sinful or defiles.
5) Must OBEY God's word. |
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| What passage teaches that after the flood, the 8 survivors could eat anything that had breath, including animals from the "unclean" category, but could not eat blood? |
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| Give the NT passage where Jesus declared all foods clean? |
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