1 Peter 1:3-6 – Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials,

A. The Motivations to Pursue a Holy Life: Part 1 & Part 2

B. Responsibilities/Actions/Attitudes toward Holiness

C. Model of a Holy Life: Our Heavenly Father: Part 1

1. Defining Holiness

2. What Holiness is not – This Sermon

a. Holiness is not religion-produced morality: Matthew 19:16-22, Philippians 3:3-6

b. Holiness is not living isolated from the world: Matthew 5:13-16, John 17:15

c. Holiness is not keeping spiritual disciplines of the Christian life: Luke 18:9-14

d. Holiness is not abstaining from outward acts of sin: Romans 6:17