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CAPA Corner: Perfecting Holiness

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    God gave us some promises in II Corinthians 6:14-18. He promises if we will not be unequally yoked with unbelievers, and not have fellowship with unrighteousness, and have no communion with darkness, no concord with Belial, no part with an infidel, and no agreement with idols that he would dwell in us, and walk in us; and he would be our God, and we should be his people. And because of this we should come out from among them and be separate, and touch not the unclean thing; and He will receive us, and will be a Father unto us, and we shall be His sons and daughters.
    II Corinthians 7:1 Having therefore these promises dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
    Because we have these promises from God, who does not lie and is eternally faithful, we should cleanse our hands and purify our hearts   (James 4:8). We should come out from among them and be separate, sanctified. We should forsake our sin and follow after the holy one, Jesus Christ. 
    When we flee  unrighteousness and follow after the righteous one; we are perfecting holiness in the fear of God. Wow! Perfecting holiness. Let that sink in for a moment. One commentary put it kind of like this: perfecting holiness is “pursuing holiness aggressively and continuously”.  Think of all the things we pursue aggressively and continuously in this temporary world. God has promised eternal life through faith in his son, Jesus Christ. Why would we not pursue the eternal, holy attribute of God almighty with greater initiative? If we truly have faith in Jesus Christ then we will truly come out from among them and be separate, following holiness with a driving force in order to capture it completely.
In Christ,
Kenny Kepper
Pastor , Berean Ministries
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