In his book Good to Great, author Jim Collins “identified two specific character qualities shared by the CEOs of these good-to-great companies. The first was no surprise: These men and women possessed incredible professional will – they were driven, willing to endure anything to make their company a success. But the second trait these leaders had in common wasn’t something the researchers expected to find.
This study addresses the question, “Why be holy? Why live righteously, fighting for what is good and pure and excellent, giving yourself to fighting against sin of any and every kind, both within and without?” I thought of this the day after the I’ve Got A Name event (May 4) while driving to work. Having asked the question, I then began to answer it, looking at three verses that give THE compelling reason. Before going to that though, let’s see what other reasons there are for being holy.