Let’s Be Real
August 30, 2015
Pastor Scott Shiroma

Then the Lord said, "Because this people draw near with their words And honor Me with their lip service, But they remove their hearts far from Me, And their reverence for Me consists of tradition learned by rote, Isaiah 29:13 (NASB)

1.	We need to be real.
Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples, 2  saying: "The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses; 3  therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them.     Matthew 23:1-3 (NASB)  

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Hebrews 13:8 (NASB)

2.	We need to develop Godly Character.
Well that’s a far stretch, I can never be like God and the devil tried to be like God and look where he is at! Not be like God in the sense or replacing Him.

There are some things about God’s character we just cannot be or try to be:
1.	All Powerful.
2.	All Knowing.
3.	All knowing.
4.	Sovereign.

Here are some of Gods Characteristics we can strive for:
1.	Holiness.
because it is written, "YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY." 
1 Peter 1:16 (NASB) 

2.	Truthfulness.
 The LORD detests lying lips, but he delights in men who are truthful. 
Proverbs 12:22 (NIV)

3.	Righteousness.
He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. 2 Corinthians 5:21 (NASB)

4.	Faithfulness.
 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 
Hebrews 11:1 (NASB) 

5.	Love.
 "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. John 13:34 (NASB)

6.	Mercy.
36  "Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. 
Luke 6:36 (NASB) 

For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 (NASB)