1 Chronicles 15:12 And said to them, You are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both you and your brothers… I. PERSONAL HOLINESS REQUIRED IN THOSE WHO SERVE. 1. In heart. 2. In life. II. PERSONAL HOLINESS THE PATTERN ACCORDING TO WHICH WE MUST SERVE (Ephesians 5:1). III. PERSONAL HOLINESS IS THE ONLY CONDITION ON WHICH WE CAN SERVE. 1. By this we influence others. 2. By this we answer the end of our being. "He hath not called you to uncleanness, but unto holiness." (J. Wolfendale.) Parallel Verses KJV: And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it. |
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