Why I am still Conservative Holiness Reason 1

Why I am still Conservative Holiness

Reason #1: Practical life ü Live according to the Bible, not culture ü Take Scriptural commands seriously and specifically

Reason #2: Theology ü The Christian life should be one of joyful obedience, attested by a clear conscience 21 Corinthians Romans Corinthians 1 Galatians Timothy Acts 7: 14 -23 24: 16 1: 12 5: 17 1: 15 4. 4 The IFor also we Ithe our saying am doknow desires proud not myisbest aware trustworthy that confidence ofto the of maintain flesh law anything and isare this, spiritual, always deserving against the atestimony but blameless the myself, of. I am Spirit, full of acceptance, but ofthe conscience and our I am flesh, the conscience, not desires sold that thereby both under Christ ofbefore that the acquitted. sin. Jesus in Spirit God For came are I It dothe against into is and holiness not before the Lord understand the world and who men. flesh, godly tojudges save for sincerity, mythese sinners, own me. are actions. not of opposed inwhom fleshly For Ito I do am wisdom each not theother, do foremost. but what in tothe Ikeep want, grace you butof from I God, do doing the wevery thing the have things conducted I hate… you. For want ourselves I know to do. that in the nothing world, good anddwells especially in me, toward that is, you. in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing… So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand. For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members.

Reason #2: Theology ü The Christian life should be one of joyful obedience, attested by a clear conscience ü Entire Sanctification The structure of Acts 1: 8 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to Jerusalem/Judea: Acts 2 the end of the earth. ” Samaria: Acts 8 Bonus: Acts 19 Whole earth: Acts 10

Reason #2: Theology ü The Christian life should be one of joyful obedience, attested by a clear conscience ü Entire Sanctification 1 Thessalonians Ephesians 3: 14 -19 5. 23 For this Now may reason the God I bow of peace my knees Himself before sanctify the Father… you entirely; that according and may to your thespirit riches and soul of hisand glory body he be may preserved grant youcomplete, to be strengthened without blame with at power the coming throughofhis our. Spirit Lordin Jesusinner your Christ. being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith— that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend… what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.