Jeff Taguchi. What Kind of People Should We Be? “But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements.

Jeff Taguchi

What Kind of People Should We Be?

“But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare. Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness. So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with Him.” 2 Peter 3:10-14

The Apostle Paul’s Prophetic Warning

“But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will become lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God – having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them.” 2 Timothy 3:1-9

Choosing a Holy and Godly Lifestyle

We are a New Creature in Christ

“If any man is in Christ, he is a “new creature”; old things have passed away, behold new things have come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17

We are holy because He is holy

“But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written, “Be holy, because I am holy.””1 Peter 1:15

A decision to live a Holy and Godly lifestyle should be made on behalf it’s merits not the it’s consequences.

1. We Can Know God Intimately2. The Spirit is Manifested in Our Lives3. We Receive the Blessings of His Promises4. A Genuine Christian Life Produces a Genuine

Interest

Some of the Benefits

We Can Know God Intimately

“More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ, and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith, that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings being conformed to His death; in order that I may attain to the resurrection of the dead.”

Philippians 3:8-11

The Spirit is Manifested in Our Lives

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. Galatians 5:22-25

We receive the Blessings of His Promises

“For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust.”

2 Peter 1:4

A Genuine Christian Life Produces a Genuine Interest

“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:14-16

Beginning to live a Holy and Godly Lifestyle

1Make the Choice to

Live Holy and Godly

2Learn to Seek the Lord Daily on Your Own

3Risk Being Vulnerable, Become Accountable to

Someone.

Time to Make a DecisionWhat Will You Choose?