{"id":91173,"date":"2025-10-10T19:53:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T00:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=91173"},"modified":"2025-10-10T19:53:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T00:53:29","slug":"be-holy-in-all-your-conduct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/be-holy-in-all-your-conduct\/","title":{"rendered":"Be Holy in All Your Conduct"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p>by Hugh DeLong<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<em>But as the one who called you is holy, you also are to be holy in all your conduct<\/em>;&#8230;&#8221; (I Peter 1:15).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Holy is from the same word in I Peter 1:2 that is translated &#8216;sanctifying&#8217;, which means &#8216;consecrated&#8217;, &#8216;purified&#8217;, &#8216;set apart&#8217;. When we become Christians, we are set apart unto God, set apart to live our lives according to His instructions. Being set apart indicates we are not like the world; we, in fact, are not to like what <strong>we were<\/strong>. We are now to be God&#8217;s people.<\/p>\n<p>God is holy in that He is separate from all that is termed &#8216;ungodly&#8217;, &#8216;unrighteous&#8217;, &#8216;evil&#8217;, &#8216;sinful&#8217;, etc. The Psalmist said of God: <em>&#8220;For you are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil cannot dwell with you<\/em>&#8221; (Psalms 5:4). God is separated from all such. Thus, Peter says that &#8220;<em>as the one who called you is holy, you also are to be holy in all your conduct; 16 for it is written, Be holy, because I am holy<\/em>&#8221; (I Peter 1:15-16).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our<\/strong> being holy is the culmination of the actions demanded in I Peter 1:13-14.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Prepare<\/strong>\u00a0your mind for action<\/li>\n<li><strong>Be<\/strong> sober-minded<\/li>\n<li><strong>Set<\/strong> your hope completely on the grace to come<\/li>\n<li>As obedient children, we are <strong>no longer to be conformed<\/strong>\u00a0to our previous desires.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The same word that is translated &#8216;holy&#8217; and &#8216;sanctified&#8217; is used to describe God&#8217;s people &#8211; they are saints. They are set apart unto God in relationship, and they develop a set-apart life by transforming their character and life.<\/p>\n<p>When someone tries to justify some wrongful behavior by saying, &#8220;Well, I&#8217;m no saint&#8221;, my response is simply, &#8220;You ought to be.&#8221; We grow in such sanctification. We change. We are transformed.<\/p>\n<p>Does this describe your life?<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Hugh DeLong &#8220;But as the one who called you is holy, you also are to be holy in all your conduct;&#8230;&#8221; (I Peter 1:15). Holy is from the same word in I Peter 1:2 that is translated &#8216;sanctifying&#8217;, which means &#8216;consecrated&#8217;, &#8216;purified&#8217;, &#8216;set apart&#8217;. When we become Christians, we are set apart unto God,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[295],"class_list":["post-91173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-holiness"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":40134,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/regarding-god-as-holy\/","url_meta":{"origin":91173,"position":0},"title":"Regarding God as Holy","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 1, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: I Peter 1:13-19 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Peter charges all Christians to conduct themselves in holiness - I Peter 1:15-16 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We will not see God without holiness - Hebrews 12:14 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0And knowing that this world will end and we all must face God - II Peter 3:11 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Holiness\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Audio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":38014,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/learning-from-overlooked-details\/","url_meta":{"origin":91173,"position":1},"title":"Learning from Overlooked Details","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 17, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"by Steve Wolfgang As part of my morning devotional, a recent reading was \"Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia\" (I Peter 1:1 ESV). I am fascinated by the geography of the opening verse. It\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Article&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":57989,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/maintain-good-conduct\/","url_meta":{"origin":91173,"position":2},"title":"Maintain Good Conduct","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 14, 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"by Kent Heaton It would be hard to imagine how difficult it was for the early Christians to live under the rule of Nero, emperor of Rome. Peter's first epistle is considered to be written during the reign of one of the world's most corrupt and vicious rulers. It would\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Article&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/01\/MaintainRight.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":22020,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-can-a-young-man-seek-holiness\/","url_meta":{"origin":91173,"position":3},"title":"How can a young man seek holiness?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 15, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: How can a young man seek holiness? 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