TEXT: Hebrews 12:14-17;Leviticus 20:7,8;1Thessalonians 4:7,8;Acts 13:40,41;Ephesians 4:21-25.The believer's call is a high calling, a holy calling and a heavenly calling. " For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness " The call of God is in accordance to His purpose, nature and will. Every sinner is unclean by nature,by selection and by activity. There is no way God can call man to uncleanness for it is forbidden to His nature. From the day of creation to the day of redemption through Christ, God's call to man has been the call to holiness. From the time of the old covenant to this our period of new covenant, God's call has been a call of holiness. The old Testament prophets of God were sent to call His sons and daughters to holiness; The new Testament Apostles, pastors and teachers were empowered to call all Christians to holiness. There is a difference between false prophets and faithful prophets. False prophets confirm and comfort man in his uncleanness whereas true and faithful prophets call the followers of Christ Jesus to holiness. God's holiness call is certain. It is an invariable call because God in His nature is unchangeable. God's provision of holiness is enough because Christ offered Himself so that His Church can be holy. The plan of God in redemption is to establish a holy individual who Will maintain a worthy walk of the divine call to glory and virtue. The call of God into His kingdom cannot be separated from the call to holy and righteous life. The commission of Paul and gospel minister's commission today is to present the church as pure, a chaste virgin and preserved bride, without spot, wrinkle and blemish to be presented to Christ at His coming. Whosoever that despises the call to holiness, despises God ,despises Christ and denies himself of the provision of Christ and equally neglects the Holy Spirit who is interceding for his holiness. The rejecters of holiness shut the gates of heaven against themselves forever because "without holiness no man shall see the Lord"
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