Holiness Leads to Wholeness
God's plan was to make a holy nation. ( Exodus 19:5-6 & 1 Peter 2:9-10) .
Jesus created a new nation (a holy nation) of believers. All who believe regardless of their national identity, name, etc. are part of this. Holy means set apart for God’s purposes.

What does it mean to be holy?
Ephesians 1:3–6 Speaks about us being chosen to be holy and blameless (because Jesus took on our blame). This happens when we place our trust in Jesus. Also see 1 Corin. 1:2
We aren’t working for holiness or sainthood. We are in this position when we trust in God.
Calling yourself a sinner is a lie because God calls us saints (once we believe)
We need to live into who we’ve become and not who we used to be.

How to live a holy life
Hebrews 4: 14-16 Jesus is our high priest and he is able to understand & sympathize with our weaknesses.
He is our “help-line”. We can approach him with confidence.
Philippians 2:12-13 “....continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.”

You aren’t earning your salvation, you are already in a saved position if you have trusted in Jesus, but living it out will be challenging and work. You have to make hard decisions, but God is at work in you through the Holy Spirit. Without God working on the inside, you can work as hard as you want, but it won’t be effective. Some say that sin isn’t that bad, but it is. If sin isn’t that bad, why did Jesus have to die?
Sin isn’t just breaking the law, but breaking the covenant and partnership we have with God.

The principle of reaping what you sow is in Ephesians 6:7-9. Sexual immorality, impurity and greed are specified in Ephesians 5:3-4. The Bible defines sexual morality as between a man and woman in marriage. It is not up to us to decide whether that is too restrictive.

There is no one more miserable than a Christian who keeps sinning because you're doing the opposite of what you are and what you know. Successful obedience comes from using the "3 legged stool" 1) Spirit of God 2) Word of God 3) People of God.