1. HOW DOES A PERSON BECOME HOLY?

2. 1. Covenant (בְּרִית) = a treaty, an agreement between two parties.

3. 2. Example of a covenant. Ruth 4:1-12

4. 1. Covenant (בְּרִית) = a treaty, an agreement between two parties. 2. Example of a covenant. Ruth 4:1-12 3. When you make a covenant with God - you become His holy person!

5. I Peter 3:18-20 For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit, through whom also he went and preached to the spirits in prison who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built.

6. I Peter 3:20-22 In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water, and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also — not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a good conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at God’s right hand — with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him.

7. I. God’s Part of the Covenant.

8. A. God’s Covenant with Noah. Genesis 9:1-17 I. God’s Part in the Covenant.

9. B. God’s Covenant with Abraham. Genesis 12:1-3 - The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you. “I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” I. God’s Part in the Covenant.

10. C. God’s Covenant with Moses. Exodus 6:7 - I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. I. God’s Part in the Covenant.

11. D. God’s Covenant with You. For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. - v18 I. God’s Part in the Covenant.

12. D. God’s Covenant with You. For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. - v18 The Lord’s death on the cross... 1. Needed to happen only once. I. God’s Part in the Covenant.

13. D. God’s Covenant with You. For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. - v18 The Lord’s death on the cross... 1. Needed to happen only once. Romans 6:10 - The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. I. God’s Part in the Covenant.

14. D. God’s Covenant with You. For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. - v18 The Lord’s death on the cross... 1. Needed to happen only once. Hebrews 7:27 - Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day... He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself. I. God’s Part in the Covenant.

15. D. God’s Covenant with You. For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. - v18 The Lord’s death on the cross... 1. Needed to happen only once. Hebrews 9:28 - Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people. I. God’s Part in the Covenant.

16. D. God’s Covenant with You. For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. - v18 The Lord’s death on the cross... 1. Needed to happen only once. Hebrews 10:10 - And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. I. God’s Part in the Covenant.

17. D. God’s Covenant with You. For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. - v18 The Lord’s death on the cross... 2. Was a sacrifice for sins. I. God’s Part in the Covenant.

18. D. God’s Covenant with You. For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. - v18 The Lord’s death on the cross... 2. Was a sacrifice for sins. I Corinthians 15:3 - Christ died for our sins. I. God’s Part in the Covenant.

19. D. God’s Covenant with You. For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. - v18 The Lord’s death on the cross... 2. Was a sacrifice for sins. Galatians 1:4 -... who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age. I. God’s Part in the Covenant.

20. D. God’s Covenant with You. For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. - v18 The Lord’s death on the cross... 3. Was a substitute for you. I. God’s Part in the Covenant.

21. D. God’s Covenant with You. For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. - v18 The Lord’s death on the cross... 3. Was a substitute for you. I John 2:2 - He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. (Romans 6:23) I. God’s Part in the Covenant.

22. D. God’s Covenant with You. For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. - v18 The Lord’s death on the cross... 4. Was to bring you to God. a. Bring ( προσάγω ) = to intro- duce. I. God’s Part in the Covenant.

23. D. God’s Covenant with You. For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. - v18 The Lord’s death on the cross... 4. Was to bring you to God. b. Lord Jesus is your “Intro- ducer” to the Father! I. God’s Part in the Covenant.

24. I. God’s Part of the Covenant. II. Our Part of the Covenant.

25. A. Noah was to multiply. Genesis 9:1 - Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth”. II. Our Part of the Covenant.

26. B. Abraham was to remain faithful. Genesis 12:3 - I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you. II. Our Part of the Covenant.

27. B. Moses was to obey. Exodus 24:7 - Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people. They responded, “We will do everything the LORD has said; we will obey.” II. Our Part of the Covenant.

28. C. You are to commit yourself to Jesus as Lord. II. Our Part of the Covenant.

29. C. You are to commit yourself to Jesus as Lord. Romans 10:9-10 - That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. II. Our Part of the Covenant.

30. C. You are to commit yourself to Jesus as Lord. 1. A Christian is a person who has surrendered to Jesus as Lord! II. Our Part of the Covenant.

31. C. You are to commit yourself to Jesus as Lord. 2. A Christian is a person who has been redeemed to walk with Him “in the cool of the day”! (Genesis 3:8) II. Our Part of the Covenant.

32. I. God’s Part of the Covenant. II. Our Part of the Covenant. III. The Pledge Sealing the Covenant.

33. A. Noah: the pledge was the rainbow Genesis 9:12-18 III. The Pledge Sealing the Covenant.

34. B. Abraham: the pledge was cir- cumcision. Genesis 17:11 III. The Pledge Sealing the Covenant.

35. C. Moses: the pledge was the Ark & circumcision. III. The Pledge Sealing the Covenant.

36. D. With you.... and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also — not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a good conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at God’s right hand — with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him. – v21-22 III. The Pledge Sealing the Covenant.

37. D. With you. 1. The Holy Spirit is God’s pledge to you. II Corinthians 1:21-22 - Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. III. The Pledge Sealing the Covenant.

38. D. With you. 2. Baptism is your pledge to God... and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also — not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a good conscience toward God. - v21 III. The Pledge Sealing the Covenant.

39. D. With you.... and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also — not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a good conscience toward God. - v21 3. Pledge ( ἐ περώτημα ) = inquiry or demand. III. The Pledge Sealing the Covenant.

40. D. With you.... and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also — not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a good conscience toward God. - v21 4. Good conscience = a moral consciousness. - v16 III. The Pledge Sealing the Covenant.

41. D. With you.... and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also — not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a good conscience toward God. - v21 5. Symbol ( ἀ ντίτυπος ) =“anti- type”, (the impression made by a seal). III. The Pledge Sealing the Covenant.

42. D. With you. 2. Baptism is your pledge to God... and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also — not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a good conscience toward God. - v21 Acts 2:38 - Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. III. The Pledge Sealing the Covenant. Then, Acts, chapter 2, verse 38, tie the two pledges together, Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 40

43. The Pledges of the Covenant of God! III. The Pledge Sealing the Covenant.

44. The Pledges of the Covenant of God! The Holy Spirit God’s pledge to you! III. The Pledge Sealing the Covenant.

45. The Pledges of the Covenant of God! Baptism Your pledge to God! III. The Pledge Sealing the Covenant.

46. God has a deal for you! If you will make your pledge to Him by being baptized - He will make His pledge to you by indwelling you with His Holy Spirit!