1 Peter 1:13-23

Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one’s deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile, knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot. He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God. Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God.

Two Questions on Holiness

1. What is Holiness?

1 Peter 1:15-16
…as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

Psalm 16:11
You make known to me the path of life; in your (holy) presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

2. How Do I Live Holy in an Unholy World?

• Get Your Mind Right

1 Peter 1:13
Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

• Make War on Sin

1 Peter 1:14-15
As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct,

Be killing sin or sin will be killing you. (John Owen)

• Preach the Gospel to Myself

1 Peter 1:18-19
knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.

Resources Cited

Doriani, Daniel M. 1 Peter. Edited by Richard D. Phillips, Philip Graham Ryken, and Daniel M. Doriani. Reformed Expository Commentary. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2014.

Keller, Tim. The Battle for the Mind. https://gospelinlife.com/sermon/the-battle-for-the-mind/

Keller, Tim. Our Call: Holy Living. https://gospelinlife.com/sermon/our-call-holy-living/

Larson, Knute. Holman New Testament Commentary: I & II Thessalonians, I & II Timothy, Titus, Philemon. Holman Bible Publishing, 2000.

Piper, John. Thirteen Practical Steps to Kill Sin. https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/thirteen-practical-steps-to-kill-sin

Simmons, Richard. The Line Separating Good from Evil. https://richardesimmons3.com/the-line-separating-good-and-evil/?srsltid=AfmBOopGK59fKwOKA6kpq5YoQ3Kq0tJ0aJlfma_IxFNBBz-JQn9bG92I