SUNDAY MORNING (December 8th) • HOLINESS: The Motivation for Holiness  The Bible is a big, diverse, wise book, and in it you can find a variety of prescriptions to encourageobedience to God's commands. Consider some of the ways in which the Bible motivates us to pursue holiness. How would you summarize what the following statements communicate about: • Duty (Eccl

) • God knows all and sees all (Eccl12:14) - • It's right (Eph 6:1) - • It's for our good (Deut 12:28) - • God's example (Eph 4:32) - • Christ's example (Eph 5:2) - • Assurance (2 Pet 1:10) - • Being effective as a Christian (2 Pet 1:8) - • Jesus' return (2 Pet 3:11-12) - • This world is not our home (1 Pet 2:11) - • To win over our neighbors (1 Pet 2:12) - • To lift up a nation (Prov 14:34) - • For the public good (Matt 5:13) - • For the sake of our prayers (1 Pet 3:7) - • The futility of sin (Matt 6:27) - • The folly of sin (Matt 7:26-27) - • The promise of grace (Matt 6:33) - • The promise of future judgment (Rom 12:19) - • The fear of future judgment (Heb 10:26-27) -  • The surety of our inheritance (Heb 10:34) - • The fellowship of the saints (Heb 12:1) - • The good example of others (Heb 13:7) - • The bad example of others (1 Cor 10:6) - • We were created for good works (Eph 2:10)- • God is the master and we are his servants (Luke 17:10) - • The fear of the Lord (2 Cor 5:11) - • The love of the Lord (1 John 4:11) - • To make God manifest (t john 4:12)- • In gratitude for grace (Rom 12:1) - • for the glory of God (1 Cor 6:19-20) - • The character of God (Lev 11:44) - • The work of God (Exo 20:2-3) - • To please God (Heb 13:16) - • To avoid the devil's snares (Eph 4:26-27) - • for an eternal reward (1 Tim 6:18-19) - • Because Christ has all authority (Matt 28:18-20) - • Love for Christ (John 14:15) - • fullness of joy (John 15:10-11)- • To experience God's favor (Prov 12:2) - • Our union with Christ (Rom 6:5-6) - How does this great variety of motivations reinforce the truth of 1John 5:37 for this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.

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HOLINESS * Sunday * Mornings • October-December 2013 • Auditorium * Week 1 (October 6th)  Holy, Holy, Holy * Week 2 (October 13th) Holy Justice * Week 3 (October 20th) Holy Love * Week 4 (October 27th) The New Self * Week 5 (November 10th) "You Shall Be Holy, For I Am Holy"* Week 6 (November 17th) The Pattern of Piety * Week 7 (November 24th) An Unholy World *Week 8 (December 1st) The Anatomy of Holiness* Week 9 (December 8th) The Motivation for Holiness* Week 10 (December 15th) Holy Warfare* Week 11 (December 22nd) The Peace and Joy of Holiness* Week 12 (December 29th) Bringing Holiness to Completion in the Fear of God