The
life of holiness is not an expression of our own moral virtue. It is an
expression of the holy character of God being reproduced in us: 'I am the Lord who sanctify you' (Leviticus 20:8).
God wants us for Himself - This is why we must not live the world's
way: 'I the Lord am ... holy, and have separated you from the peoples,
that you should be mine' (Leviticus 20:26). God has a great purpose for
us: 'You shall inherit their land... I will give it to you, a land
flowing with milk and honey' (Leviticus 20:24). 'The grace of our Lord
was poured out on me abundantly... in Christ Jesus' (1 Timothy 1:14).
This is the pathway to holiness: 'By grace you have been saved through
faith... for good works' (Ephesians 2:8-10).
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"Always be joyful in the Lord ... I know how to live in poverty or prosperity" (Philippians 4:4,12).In the Lord - This is the important thing. Poverty with the Lord is better than prosperity without Him.
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