Psalm 15 - The Necessity of Holiness

Some psalms are encouraging. They speak of hope in God, of God's faithfulness. They remind us that those who trust in God will be delivered, that though bad times come we have a glorious future promised us in Christ. Some of the psalms speak directly of Christ and what he has done for us. Themes like redemption and mercy and the steadfast love of the Lord come up over and over again as we flip through the pages of the Psalms. And then there are psalms like this one.

Psalm 15 starts by asking a poignant question.

O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent?

Who shall dwell on your holy hill?

Then it responds in the next four verses:

He who walks blamelessly and does what is right

and speaks truth in his heart;

who does not slander with his tongue

and does no evil to his neighbor,

nor takes up a reproach against his friend;

in whose eyes a vile person is despised,

but who honors those who fear the LORD;

who swears to his own hurt and does not change;

who does not put out his money at interest

and does not take a bribe against the innocent.

And if we look at these verses honestly and then look at ourselves honestly we don't get a very hopeful picture, do we? What are we to make of this? What is holiness and why is it import? And what if we can't meet God's standard? Is there anyone who has?

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