Pastor teacher and author Adrien Rogers has introduced people all over the world to the love of Jesus Christ and it’s impacted Untold numbers of lives by presenting profound truth simply stated thanks for joining us for this message here’s Adrien Rogers take your Bibles and turn please to First Peter chapter 1 we’re going to begin reading in just a moment in verse 13 1 Peter chap 1 now you should know by now that we’re in a series from first Peter and we’re speaking under the general heading of Timeless truths for tough times these
are tough times times have always been tough for the children of God but Peter gives us some Timeless truths to help us to live in tough times 1 Peter chapter 1 and verse 13 Peter says wherefore G up the loins of your mind be sober and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ now the word revelation of Jesus Christ means his glorious display of Glory when he comes in power at his second coming the Bible calls that the revelation of Jesus Christ his coming in power and great
Glory now verse 14 as obedient children not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance but as he which hath called you is Holy so be ye holy in all manner of conversation now the word of conversation means Behavior because it is written be ye holy for I am Holy and if you call on the father who without respect of persons judgeth according to Every Man’s work pass the time of your sojourning here in fear now the word sojourning means your pilgrimage and the word fear means reverence so you
be a pilgrim here living in reverence for as much as you know that you were not redeemed with corruptible things such as silver and gold from your vain conversation that is your empty Behavior received by tradition from your fathers but with the precious blood of Christ as a lamb without blemish and without spot who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world but was manifest in these last times for you who by him do believe in God that raised him up from the dead and gave him glory that your Faith and Hope might be in God now
the key verse I want you to notice is verse 15 look at it but as he which hath called you is Holy so be ye holy in all manner of conversation I want to talk to you today on the highway to Holiness and if there’s a Timeless truth that we need to learn in these last days it is that in these last days and tough times God expects us to be holy as a matter of fact that’s the only way we’re going to successfully get through these days is to live holy lives now when you talk about Holiness we don’t mind being saved
we’re just not all that uh keen on Holiness we we’re interested in heaven not holiness we’re interested in health not Holiness we’re interested in happiness not Holiness we may even be interested in helpfulness but how many of us say Lord Jesus I long to be perfectly whole I had a privilege uh to spend a day in prayer with Dr Billy Graham and some other men we met in a hotel room in Dallas just sharing and seeking the face of the Lord and as we were sitting around a table sharing Billy Graham said something that
