The Great Commission to All Humanity

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As Christians, we should be adherents of Christ, our Lord and Savior. Moreover, we are to carry out and preach The Great Commission to all humanity, whereby we are governed. Likewise, as verbalized in I Peter 2:9, “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;” (King James Version), we should live a conscientious life that is pleasing to God. Nevertheless, in order to have Holiness, we must be compliant to God’s commandments and attend to our conscience. However, our conscience begins with the heart and it is the heart which fuels our conscious to compel us to live our lives Holy and acceptable to God (Romans 12:1)
Holiness Defined
Moreover, the Bible tells us in I Thessalonians 4:7, “For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness” (King James Version). According to Bible.org, (2013), “Holiness is to be distinct, to be separate, in a class by oneself. It is to be morally pure.” Likewise, holiness is living an upright and virtuous life and being idealized in God’s view. Furthermore, holiness is a way of life, living in God’s homogeneousness, in all that we do. It is a veracious representation of what Christ would verbalize or do.
What does the Bible say About Holiness?
The Devil wants us to attune ourselves to the World rather than that of a Godly lifestyle. He kens if we do not show ourselves as the light of the world, then there would be no reason for unbelievers to desire to follow Christ. However, the Bible inductively authorizes us to pattern ourselves after Christ in all that we do which is expounded upon in our “Call to be Holy,” in I Peter 1:13-16, “Therefore,...

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...tion with God. In other words, without God, it is impossible to be Holy. Moreover, the Bible tells us in I Peter 1:16 “Because it is written, be ye holy for I am holy” (Kings James Version). Therefore, in order to become Holy; we must abide in Christ and become a new creature as stated in (2 Corinthians 5:17). Because of this correlation, our mind (conscience), body and heart is transformed. We have become as babes in Christ Jesus our Lord. Consequently, giving us a clean heart whereby we can now be Holy (Psalms 51:10.

References:
Deffinbaugh, R. L. (2004). “The Holiness of God. “ Retrieved from: https://bible.org/seriespage/holiness-god
Elwell, W.A. (1996). Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books
Etzel, G. & Gutierrez, B. (2012). Praxis: Beyond Theory. Virginia Beach, VA: Academx Publishing Services, Inc.

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