LensLines™ — Holiness

1 Corinthians 6:12-20TraditionalBody as TempleSexual Morality

1 Corinthians 6:12-20 — Traditional (edgy)

1 Corinthians 6:12-20 confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.

1 Peter 1:17-23 — Roman Catholic (pastoral)

1 Peter 1:17-23 Psalm 85, God’s mercy is not a moment; it is a life we learn through prayer and love.

1 Peter 1 — Christocentric (classic)

1 Peter 1: In the red thread, it leads us to Jesus—the center and fulfillment of Scripture.

1 Peter 1:17-23 — Dispensational (classic)

1 Peter 1:17-23 Psalm 65, we read with watchfulness: God’s purposes advance toward a literal fulfillment—today, not someday.

1 Corinthians 6:12-20 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)

1 Corinthians 6:12-20 confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.

1 Peter 1 — Traditional (classic)

1 Peter 1: In the Church’s witness, it calls us to repent, believe, and walk in holy obedience.

Colossians 3 — Anabaptist (pastoral)

Colossians 3: In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.

Colossians 3

1 Peter 1 — Christocentric (pastoral)

1 Peter 1: In the red thread, it meets us gently—leads us to Jesus—the center and fulfillment of Scripture.

Isaiah 6 — Arminian/Wesleyan (classic)

Isaiah 6: By prevenient grace, it invites a real response that grows into holy love.

Isaiah 6

1 Corinthians 6:12-20 — Dispensational (pastoral)

1 Corinthians 6:12-20 reminds weary hearts that God is near and grace meets us here.

Numbers 6:22-27 — Anabaptist (edgy)

Numbers 6:22-27 Luke 14:25-33 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.

Numbers 6:22-27

Numbers 6:22-27 — Charismatic (pastoral)

Numbers 6:22-27 Timothy 2:8-15 invites a living faith—God still speaks comfort and courage—today, not someday.

Numbers 6:22-27

1 Corinthians 6:12-20 — Black Church (edgy)

1 Corinthians 6:12-20 confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.

1 Corinthians 6:12-20 — Anglican (classic)

1 Corinthians 6:12-20 calls us to faithful obedience rooted in God's enduring truth and mercy.

Colossians 3 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)

Colossians 3: Through the margins, it demands a faith that repairs harm and includes the excluded.

Colossians 3

Colossians 3 — Roman Catholic (edgy)

Colossians 3: Within the deposit of faith, it doesn’t flatter us—draws us into grace through the Church’s sacramental life.

Colossians 3

Isaiah 6 — Anabaptist (edgy)

Isaiah 6: In the way of Jesus, it doesn’t flatter us—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.

Isaiah 6

1 Peter 1 — Reformed (classic)

1 Peter 1: Under God’s sovereignty, it magnifies grace and summons covenant faithfulness to God’s glory.

1 Corinthians 6:12-20 — Anabaptist (pastoral)

1 Corinthians 6:12-20 reminds weary hearts that God is near and grace meets us here.

1 Peter 1:17-23 — Roman Catholic (classic)

1 Peter 1:17-23 1 Timothy 1:12-17, salvation is a journey: justified by grace and formed through faithful practice.

1 Peter 1:17-23 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)

1 Peter 1:17-23 Timothy 1:1-14 asks who benefits and who bleeds; God’s good news always has a direction—toward the marginalized.

1 Peter 1:17-23 — Charismatic (pastoral)

1 Peter 1:17-23 16:1-13 encourages hungry hearts: ask, receive, and keep seeking God’s presence—today, not someday.

1 Peter 1:17-23 — Universal (classic)

1 Peter 1:17-23 32:1-3a, 6-15 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.