A promise, not a command. Being holy is a goal to live up to and not a rod for our back.
For it is written: “Be holy, for I am holy.”
1 Peter 1:16
Often we’re taught we should ‘be holy’.
God is holy, so we should be holy.
But this is impossible. No one can be as holy as God.
That was The Law.
So, what does ‘holy’ mean?
We are sometimes taught that the Hebrew word for holy – quadosh – means ‘set apart’.
But set apart from what ?
The Bible Hub website says ‘holy’ means to be set apart from human impurity.
Set apart from sin.
Amen!
But who sets us apart?
Check this out in Hebrews:
We have been made holy by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, once for all.
– Hebrews 10:10
It is Christ who has made us holy. Christ who has set us apart from sin.
So, what does Peter mean by “Be Holy for I am Holy.”
Is it possible for us to ‘be holy’ by demand ?
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