Today’s Walk in the Word is a brief devotional by Joe Barnett that appears Monday through Friday.
Aug 23, 2026 11:00 pm
Be Holy
Be holy, for I am holy.
—1 Peter 1:16
Justin Martyr’s First Apology (his defense of Christianity) was addressed to Emperor Antoninus Pius, challenging the emperor to examine the exemplary purity of Christians.
“As He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, ‘Be holy, for I am holy’” (1 Pt 1:15–16).
The primary meaning of holy is different. The secondary meaning of holy is pure. God is different from any other and pure like no other. Peter enjoins Christians to be different from others, with pure conduct shaped by God’s standards, rather than by prevailing culture.
In the next verse, Peter entreats Christians to “conduct yourselves throughout the times of your stay here in fear” (1 Pt 1:17)—not a cringing fear of punishment, but a respectful fear of misrepresenting your Savior and disappointing your Father.
Father,
I don’t want to disappoint you.
Amen
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Today’s Walk in the Word is a brief devotional by Joe Barnett that appears Monday through Friday.
Aug 23, 2026 11:00 pm
Be Holy
Be holy, for I am holy.
—1 Peter 1:16
Justin Martyr’s First Apology (his defense of Christianity) was addressed to Emperor Antoninus Pius, challenging the emperor to examine the exemplary purity of Christians.
“As He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, ‘Be holy, for I am holy’” (1 Pt 1:15–16).
The primary meaning of holy is different. The secondary meaning of holy is pure. God is different from any other and pure like no other. Peter enjoins Christians to be different from others, with pure conduct shaped by God’s standards, rather than by prevailing culture.
In the next verse, Peter entreats Christians to “conduct yourselves throughout the times of your stay here in fear” (1 Pt 1:17)—not a cringing fear of punishment, but a respectful fear of misrepresenting your Savior and disappointing your Father.
Father,
I don’t want to disappoint you.
Amen
The post Be Holy appeared first on Pathway Evangelism, Inc..
share on Twitter Like Be Holy on Facebook
forward to a friend
Copyright © 2026 Pathway, All rights reserved.
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Our mailing address is:
15500 Cutten Road #2101, Houston, TX 77070
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