Holiness Quotes
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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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When we commit ourselves to the pursuit of holiness, we need to ensure that our commitment is actually to God, not simply to a holy lifestyle or a set of moral values ... offer yourselves to God, and in doing that commit yourselves to the pursuit of holiness in order to please Him.
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Only those who walk in holiness experience true joy.
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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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Obedience is the pathway to holiness.
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The proper focus of holiness is not on being set apart from something (i.e., the world), but on being set apart for something.
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Our progress in holiness depends on God and ourselves - on God's grace and on our will to be holy.
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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.
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As we grow in holiness, we grow in hatred of sin; and God, being infinitely holy, has an infinite hatred of sin.
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You have to be holy in your position as you are, and I have to be holy in the position that God has put me. So it is nothing extraordinary to be holy. Holiness is not the luxury of the few. Holiness is a simple duty for you and for me. We have been created for that.
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When I forget the power of the word, I read Frederick Buechner. When I forget the deep relief of telling the truth, I read Frederick Buechner. When I forget to look for the holiness all around me, I read Frederick Buechner. When I forget why the gospel matters, I read Frederick Buechner.
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Autumn days have a holiness that spring lacks ... They are like old serene saints for whom death has lost its terror.
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Whoever you are, you are human. Wherever you are, you live in the world, which is just waiting for you to notice the holiness in it.
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Holiness is doing God's will with a smile.
