Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: RSS

“Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see The Lord. See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. See that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his inheritance rights as the oldest son. Afterward, as you know, when he wanted to inherit this blessing, he was rejected. Even though he sought the blessing with tears, he could not change what he had done.” (Hebrews 12:14-17)

If we aspire to holiness it means to avoid dissension. immorality and Godlessness, but above all we must not be like Esau (who sold his birth right for a plate of food). Holiness in the Christian community is therefore linked to peace, purity, submission to the Lordship of Christ and pursuit of God’s blessing. Holiness can never be reduced to an activity in a church programme but is an attitude of heart that grows out of encounter with a holy God, primarily in worship.