HOLINESS

H = Hunger for righteousness.
Matthew 5:6 KJV

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.



O = Obedient to GOD.
Deuteronomy 30:2-1, 8-9.



L = Love GOD and His WORD.
Deuteronomy 30:16,20 KJV
16. In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
20. That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.



I = Innocency as in the life of Daniel.
Daniel 6:3-7 & 22 KJV
22. My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.



N = New Heart, new Spirit.
Ezekiel 36:26-27 KJV

26. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
27. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.



E = Entire Consecration.
Genesis 22:16-20 KJV
16. And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this things, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
17. That in blessing I will thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
18. And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
19. So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba: and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.
20. And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor.



S = Separation from the world.
2 Corinthians 6:16 KJV
And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.



S = Seeking God's Kingdom and Righteousness first.
Matthew 6:33 KJV
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Amen

Wow! That's inspiring! I'm amazed at how 'holiness' is explained. Flesh and blood has not revealed these to but the Holy Ghost.

Very nice but....slightly off the mark. The Bible is broken into two parts, The Law and then FREEDOM from the Law. The words Testament, Covenant and Will all mean the same thing. It is a contractual promise that upon death the recipient(s) shall receive their inheritance. The Gospels are, mainly, under the law. Not until Christ died was the will, covenant, testament made by God probated.

We do not live under the law, we live under grace. We don't have to continually ask for forgiveness because we were forgiven a tad over 2,000 years ago, totally. Once you accept Christ as your saviour it is done.

Does this mean we go on sinning without consequences? NO! There are always consequences for all our actions. No matter what good I do God will never love me more, no matter what bad I do God will never love me less.

Bottom line is that we are all Holy because we are set apart for a purpose. We can seek that purpose and perform it or not. It's just easier to remain in the purpose. There is no confession, no tithing, no rituals at all required. Read Ephesians and see what Paul says.

Never never never let anyone try to pull you back under the Law. Jesus fulfilled every part of the Law. The Law was put in place to show us that we can NEVER uphold it. It is also written that if we choose to follow the Law then we must obey all 613 of them. Do any of you know what they are? Desn't matter because ignorance is no excuse.

Live Free In Christ. Live the life that He died to give you. Remember that if you were the only person in the world that Christ still would have died for you.