BIBLICAL BASIS: The Relationship of Holiness to the Second Coming

FOCUS TEXT: 1 Thessalonians 5:8-11, 22-24; 2 Peter 3:10-14; 1 John 3:1-3

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Psalm 24; James 5:7, 8; 2 Peter 3:1-16; Revelation 20:6; 22:11

DEVOTIONAL READING: 1 Corinthians 15:49-54

KEY VERSE: Every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure (1 John 3:3).

CENTRAL TRUTH: The life of the believer must be characterized by holy living in order to be prepared for the Second Coming of Christ.

OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to list several reasons why Christians must be holy in view of Christ's coming.

LESSON OUTLINE:
I. A Proper Preparation (1 Thess. 5:8-11)
II. A Blameless Preservation (1 Thess. 5:22-24; 2 Peter 3:10-14)
III. A Purifying Hope (1 John 3:1-3)