Post on 13-May-2015
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Series
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‘The holiness of God’
Isaiah 6 & 1 Peter 1
The holiness of God
1. Isaiah’s vision of a holy God - Isaiah 6
2. How we can live a holy life - 1 Peter 1
1. Isaiah’s vision of a holy God
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted,
seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple
Isaiah 6:1
1. Isaiah’s vision of a holy God
Above him were seraphim, each with six wings …
‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.’
Isaiah 6:2-3
1. Isaiah’s vision of a holy God
Confesses his sinfulness
‘Woe to me!’ …‘I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a
people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty’
Isaiah 6:5
1. Isaiah’s vision of a holy God
Cleansed
‘Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand … touched my mouth … ‘See, this has touched your lips;
your guilt is taken away …’
Isaiah 6:6-7
1. Isaiah’s vision of a holy God
Called
‘Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send?
And who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!’
Isaiah 6:8
1. Isaiah’s vision of a holy God
Cautioned
‘He said, ‘Go and tell this people: ‘“Be ever hearing, but never
understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.”
Isaiah 6:9
Example of Pharaoh
But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart …
Exodus 8:15
But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart …
Exodus 10:20
Example of Lydia
Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshipper of God. The Lord opened her heart to
respond to Paul’s message
Acts 16:14
2. How we can Iive a holy life
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 Pet 1:15-16
2. How we can Iive a holy life
Develop a well-ordered mind
prepare your minds for action
1 Peter 1:13a
2. How we can Iive a holy life
Develop a well-disciplined life
be self-controlled
1 Peter 1:13b
2. How we can Iive a holy life
Develop an obedient spirit
As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you
lived in ignorance
1 Peter 1:14
2. How we can Iive a holy life
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living
sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God - this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be
transformed by the renewing of your mind
Rom 12:1-2
2. How we can Iive a holy life
… live your lives as strangers here in reverent fear
1 Pet 1:17