A couple weeks ago when Jake and I shared about Riverwood's renewed emphasis on spiritual growth, I opened with a story about playing a game with the wrong "scorecard." I used that story to share how I believe one of the most important things on God's "scorecard" is disciple-making. In some of His last words on earth, Jesus commanded His followers (in what is nicknamed 'the Great Commission') to "make disciples." This is clearly at the heart of God.
But what is a disciple? A disciple is someone who is seeking to live like Jesus lived. And how did Jesus live? With love, patience, kindness, boldness, sacrifice, generosity, wisdom, and so much more.
But if I may, I think this can all be summed up in one word: holiness. In other words, a disciple of Jesus, to put it in the words of 1 Peter 1:16 (which is a quote of Leviticus 11:44 and 19:2), is to "be holy, because I [the Lord your God] am holy."
Something holy (according to the dictionary) is something or someone "dedicated or consecrated to God or a religious purpose." Meaning that which is holy is sacred. And you, my friend, if you are a follower of Jesus, have the Holy Spirit within you, making you most definitely sacred and holy.
So, because all Jesus-followers are sacred, they are called to be holy, just as their God in heaven is holy. But that begs the question: how do you "be holy?" Do you have to...
Not exactly. But rather than answer this question in this post, we are going to consider How to Be Holy over the course of the next four weeks where we will discover that holiness comes through partnering with...
So join me in this space next week as we see how God's grace can help you "be holy like [Jesus] is holy."
Receive Riverwood's "News & Notes" weekly email in your inbox. Submit your email address below and stay in the loop.
We are on a mission to help people love like Jesus loved and live like Jesus lived.
It doesn't matter to us if you:
No matter where you are in your spiritual journey, we want to help you become who God has created you to be.
