Santidade
A santidade é o chamado supremo de Deus para o seu povo. 'Sede santos, porque eu sou santo' — essa ordem ressoa por toda a Escritura, convidando-nos a uma vida separada para Deus.
O chamado à santidade
Deus nos escolheu antes da fundação do mundo para sermos santos. A santificação é sua vontade expressa e nosso destino em Cristo.
O Deus santo
O Senhor é santo em toda a sua natureza. O universo testemunha sua santidade, e os anjos proclamam: Santo, Santo, Santo.
He has restored my soul: he has guided me into the paths of righteousness, for his name’s sake.
For there is none holy as the Lord, and there is none righteous as our God: there is none holy beside thee.
Thus saith the Most High, who dwells on high for ever, Holy in the holies, is his name, the Most High resting in the holies, and giving patience to the faint-hearted, and giving life to the broken-hearted:
And I will be magnified, and sanctified, and glorified; and I will be known in the presence of many nations, and they shall know that I am the Lord.
And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the nations, which ye profaned in the midst of them; and the nations shall know that I am the Lord, when I am sanctified among you before their eyes.
A prática da santidade
A santidade se expressa em pensamentos puros, ações corretas e separação do pecado. É um processo contínuo de purificação e dedicação a Deus.
A Palavra que santifica
Jesus disse: 'Santifica-os na verdade; a tua palavra é a verdade.' A Bíblia é o instrumento de Deus para nos purificar e transformar.
A Psalm of David.
Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou hast clothed thyself with praise and honour:
Templo do Espírito Santo
Nosso corpo é templo de Deus. Devemos honrá-lo com santidade, guardando mente e coração e buscando a semelhança com Cristo.
Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the Lord God Almighty shall be with you, as ye have said,
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the counsel of saints is understanding: for to know the law is the character of a sound mind.
It is a snare to a man hastily to consecrate some of his own property: for in that case repentance comes after vowing.
And ye shall be holy to me; because I the Lord your God am holy, who separated you from all nations, to be mine.
And ye shall be holy to me; because I the Lord your God am holy, who separated you from all nations, to be mine.
And ye shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.
I am weary of crying, my throat has become hoarse; mine eyes have failed by my waiting on my God. They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head: my enemies that persecute me unrighteously are strengthened: then I restored that which I took not away.