Separate and Severed people

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Separate and Severed people 

• Sanctification series no. 3
• Lev 2023-26

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INTRODUCTION

• J.C. Ryle
• Three things, according to the Bible, are
  absolutely necessary to the salvation of every
  man and woman in Christendom. These three are
  justification, regeneration and sanctification
• Series on sanctification
• God is holy therefore we need to be holy, or
  sanctified. Our sanctification is in God's will
  and His restorative plan.
• Highly relevant to us as Christians and church

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Some peculiar laws

• God took the children of Israel out of Egypt and
  into the promised land.
• Prohibition against sowing with two kinds and
  mixed of textile
• Food Prohibitions.
• Purity lessons Cleanliness, diseases (health),
  morality and worship.
• Conveys the basic ideas of sanctification

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A simple definition of sanctification

• It is the process of
• Taking from a position of unholy to holy.
• Taking from a state of unclean to clean - in
  health, conduct, and worship
• Separation

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Sanctification as a process of separation

• Loved
• Peculiar treasure - Exod 195, Psalm 1354, Deu
  77, 1015
• Selection (Election Deu 76)
• Un-mixing
• Purifying / cleaning
• regeneration and justification
• Restoration

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Lesson of Separation

• You are different!
• You are especially loved (John 316)
• You are called (1Pet 29, 2Pet 13)
• You are renewed (Titus 35)
• You are redeemed (Joh 129, 317)
• You are justified (Rom 324)
• You are transformed (Rom 122, Col 310)

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Application

• Consequence of being different
• Different from the world in value
• Different conduct
• Rejected by the world (Joh 1518-19)

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Conclusion

• Sanctification as separation.
• Because you are loved
• You are chosen
• You are to be different (holy)