Holiness Quotes
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The pursuit of holiness is a joint venture between God and the Christian. No one can attain any degree of holiness without God working in his life, but just as surely no one will attain it without effort on his own part.
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Holiness is not a merit by which we can attain communion with God, but a gift of Christ, which enables us to cling to him, and to follow him.
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God's love is his holiness reaching out to sinners; grace is but the price that his love pays to his holiness; the cross is but its victory over sin and death; and faith is but the way in which we bring our worship to him who is holy.
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Holiness is not for wimps and the cross is not negotiable, sweetheart, it's a requirement.
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Dignity, and even holiness too, sometimes, are more questions of coat and waistcoat than some people imagine.
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God makes provision for our holiness, but He gives us the responsibility of using those provisions.
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True holiness is not achieved by what we do, but what we allow God to do in us.
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Love is the essence of the holiness of the Church.
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Introspection can easily become the tool of Satan, who is called the accuser. One of his chief weapons is discouragement. He knows that if he can make us discouraged and dispirited we will not fight the battle for holiness.
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Revival is God revealing Himself to men in awesome holiness and irresistible power.
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Faith refers to Christ. Holiness depends on faith. Heaven depends on holiness.
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By holiness in life, guard the precious Gem of Gems.
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The holiness of the church means that life, as well as truth, marks Christ’s church; the behavior of Christians in the world must be remarkable enough to cause grudging admiration, astonished curiosity or threatening hostility.
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Modern Christians, especially those in the Western world, have generally been found wanting in the area of holiness of body. Gluttony and laziness, for example, were regarded by earlier Christians as sin. Today we may look on these as weaknesses of the will but certainly not sin. We even joke about our overeating and other indulgences instead of crying out to God in confession and repentance.
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Holiness is not the luxury of a few people, but a simple duty for you and me.
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I find that every soul that has travelled on this highway of holiness for any length of time, has invariably cut loose from its old moorings.
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The heroes of faith in Hebrews 11 ... obeyed by faith ... obedience is the pathway to holiness ... no one will become holy apart from a life of faith. Faith enables us to claim the promises of God, but it also enables us to obey the commands of God.
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We could not take one step in the pursuit of holiness if God in His grace had not first delivered us from the dominion of sin and brought us into union with His risen Son. Salvation is by grace and sanctification is by grace.
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Jesus said, "Any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple" (Luke 14:33). We must honestly face the question, "Am I willing to give up a certain practice or habit that is keeping me from holiness?" It is at this point of commitment that most of us fail. We prefer to dally with sin, to try to play with it a little without getting too deeply involved.
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To those who say that they are Christian and gay, what we must keep in mind is that absent in that kind of lifestyle is a call to holiness, a call to celibacy and integrity. Obviously, it is a capitulation toward one's desires and the sexual sins that the Bible so strongly condemns.
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Only those who walk in holiness experience true joy.
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The holiness of love inspired ordinary men and women to act like angels. It lifted them on wings closer to God.
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God’s holiness, then, is not only the opposite of evil; it is the measure by which we know evil to be evil.
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Holiness is not a series of do’s and don’ts but conformity to the character of God and obedience to the will of God.
