Nancy Leigh DeMoss and Tim Grissom, Seeking Him, Holiness: A Heart Like His

Nancy Leigh DeMoss and Tim Grissom, Seeking Him: Experiencing the Joy of Personal Revival, Life Action Ministries, 2004 

6. Holiness: A Heart Like His

Holiness can be defined on two levels. Positional holiness is what God imparts to us when we become His children. Since God is holy and we are sinners, we are reconciled to God by the blood of Christ shed on the cross. God imparts Christ’s righteousness to us and make us holy and blameless before Him… We have been separated from sin and set apart to God. Personal holiness (or practical holiness) is the outworking and fruit of positional holiness, evidence in the way we think and live. Because we belong to God and His Holy Spirit indwells us, we are commanded and divinely equipped to live according to His will every day, in every way. (103)

“For the holiness without which no one will see the Lord” (Hebrew 12:14b)

Isaiah 6:1-7 How does Isaiah’s experience give you hope?

1 Peter 1:13-16 What instruction does Peter give those awaiting Christ’s return? What type of language (passive/ active) is used in 1 Peter 1:13-16? What does that tell you about holiness?

Mark 7:1-8 What did the disciples do (or not do) that disturbed the Pharisees? Why did this bother them? What did Jesus call the Pharisees? Why did He use such a strong term?

Matthew 23:1-28 God doesn’t look on the face of things; He looks at our hearts. He doesn’t just glance at our hearts; He searches them. Take some moments to let God search your heart. Reflect on these questions and record anything God puts on your hearts.  

Holy people behave in certain ways because they love God. Hypocrites behave in certain ways because they want others to think they love God. Holy people are concerned about being pleasing to God – inside and out. Hypocrites are concerned about how they are perceived by others… (121)