Concluding My "The Woman at the Well: Scorned Sinner or Holy Woman?" Discussion

In my previous blog entry, about the woman at the well in Sychar, I was using the second definition of the word "holy": "set apart".

Someone posted the following question:

What is living holy?
How do we walk the walk according to the Word of God. Scriptures please!!!!!!!!

Here's my response.

To be holy...

• (before salvation) You must be saved: redeemed through his blood and the forgiveness of sins.
  
  Ephesians 1:3-8 [You'll find the reference to being holy in verse 4.]
  3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
  4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love
  5 he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will
  6 to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.
  7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of Gods grace
  8 that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.
  
  Ephesians 5:25-27 [You'll find the reference to being holy in verse 27.]
  25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her
  26 to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
  27 and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.
  
  Colossians 1:22
  22 But now he has reconciled you by Christs physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation


• (after salvation) You must abandon ignoble pursuits and pursue noble purposes which includes abandoning sexual immorality and pursuing sexual purity.
  
  2 Timothy 2:20-21 [You'll find the reference to being holy in verse 21.]
  20 In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for noble purposes and some for ignoble.
  21 If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.
  
  Romans 12:1-2 [You'll find the reference to being holy in verse 1.]
  1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God-this is your spiritual act of worship.
  2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what Gods will is-his good, pleasing and perfect will.
  
  Colossians 3:12-17 [You'll find the reference to being holy in verse 12.]
  12 Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
  13 Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
  14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
  15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.
  16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. 17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
  
  1 Thessalonians 3:3-5 [You'll find the reference to being holy in verse 4.]
  3 It is God's will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality;
  4 that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable,
  5 not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God;

More particularly, we are created to do good works that God has predestined for us. These good work are the noble purposes and all other are ignoble purposes.

Ephesians 2:10
10 For we are Gods workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

Although all believers will be saved from eternal damnation, there is a second judgment in which our actions are weighed and our rewards are determined.

2 Corinthians 5:10
10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.

1 Corinthians 3:10-15
10 By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds.
11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
12 If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw,
13 his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each mans work.
14 If what he has built survives, he will receive his reward.
15 If it is burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames.

To be holy is to accept Jesus as both our SAVIOR AND LORD: get saved, do good works that God has predestined for us, and abandon all other works.