Choice 3: Leviticus 17-25. Holiness to the Lord

Choice 3: Leviticus 17-25. Holiness to the Lord

1. Read Leviticus 11:44-45; 19:2; 20:7, 26; 21:8. Write a sentence that could be used as a theme for the book of Leviticus. Read the Bible Dictionary entry for “Holiness” (pgs. 703-4) and compare it with what is said in the Guide to the Scriptures entry for “Sanctification” (available online at http://lds.org/scriptures/gs/sanctification?lang=eng.)

Be holy for our Father is holy.

Then answer the following questions in writing:

·      What does it mean to be holy and sanctified?

To be holy and sanctified means to me pure and clean, to be set apart, and to be not of the world.

·      Why could Jehovah command His followers to be holy?

He himself is holy and no unclean think shall live in his presence. He wants us to be live with him and therefore he wants us to be like unto him. Jesus was and still is a perfect example of holiness. He was perfect but yet he let himself be baptized to let us all see how to follow our father’s commandments.

·      What could we do today to avoid the same downfall?

We’ve been taught many times… we can live in the world but not be of the world. We should set ourselves apart from unrighteousness.

·      How can the principles you have studied to this point in the book of Leviticus help you become holy?

Putting my knowledge into practice would the best way to help me become holy. The Lord teaches us principles, he gave us sound minds so therefore, we ought to use our God-given talents to govern ourselves based on his teachings.  

2. Read Leviticus 18:4-5 and write a brief statement of how keeping the commandments applies to these verses. Read Leviticus 19:3-4, 11-20, 28-31; 20:10, 13 and make a list of commandments from these verses. Highlight the commandments from your list that you think the world struggles with the most today. Make note of the commandment that you want to improve in the most. Write some ideas of how you plan to improve in keeping that commandment.

The Lord is the ultimate judge. There will come a time that we will stand before the Lord and make judgments based on what we did here on earth.

• No whoredoms
• Do not judge
• Do not commit adultery
• Do not worship idols
• Do not bare false witnesses
• Do not lie
• Be just in all our dealings with others
• Keep the Sabbath day holy.

I want to keep my judgments to myself or at least hold off before I make one. I need to learn to understand other people first before acting or making final judgments.