Quotes About Holiness

I believe that the scriptures, the Sabbath, and the temple [are] mediums of holiness extended into this unholy world.

it is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God" after

They thought of themselves as pure and righteous. They had a kind of holy fervor about them, despite which—or perhaps because of which—they were capable of unholy atrocities.

Churches that do not discipline jeopardize the lives of those who, like Nadab and Abihu (Leviticus 10), disregard God's instructions as they approach him and risk being consumed by an outburst of his holiness (cf. 1 Cor. 11:27–32).

to know God is to perceive his worship-inspiring holiness and love, severity and kindness, righteousness and mercy.

Preferring the comforting messages of certain attributes of God, our lives have become a trifling with His holiness. We desperately need to regain this view of the highness and the holiness of God. His holiness is the ultimate clarity.

repentance. Not a onetime event for the forgiveness of sin and gift of eternal life but a lifetime pattern of humility before a holy God.

We are only prepared to receive and comprehend the grace of God when we have understood His infinite holiness and our incredible sinfulness.

I want nothing to be off-limits to God. He can have free access to all that I am, everywhere I go, all the time.

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee."1

God is holy, and to see His holiness means to do it His way.

God's holiness … puts everything and everyone in their rightful place.

Suffering related to circumstances beyond my control, suffering related to consequences of my besetting sin, and suffering caused by others who refused to see their own sin. In all these instances, the Lord has been at work, refining my focus upon personal holiness, amplifying my ministry through very humbling experiences, and reminding me repeatedly to extend grace not just to the gracious but to those who lack a grace I took too long to come to myself.

You would think that the more a man knows and loves God, the deeper he gets into understanding His Word, and the further he progresses in personal holiness, the better he would be at being a watchful man,

When God is recognized for the infinitely holy being that He is, you don't stand around questioning His decisions.

In our humanness we can't handle all His holiness; so God, in mercy, raises the veil and dwells in mystery.

You would think that the more a man knows and loves God, the deeper he gets into understanding His Word, and the further he progresses in personal holiness, the better he would be at being a watchful man, but that is sadly not the case.

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

The first step in personal revival is to get God in His rightful place. When God is recognized as being above me, beyond me, highly exalted, over me, and totally separate from me, I am getting in position for a downpour. When I embrace God for who He is and I understand who I am—when I know God's place, I can know my place—then things start to fall into place. That's what God's holiness does for us—it puts everything and everyone in their rightful place.

Revival begins here: with a profound awareness of God's absolute holiness, our absolute sinfulness, and our complete inability to bridge the divide that separates us.

God wants sin out of your life because it's the only thing that keeps you from experiencing the torrential downpour of blessing He wants to rain upon you.

Detachment, freedom, and a sense of humor are signposts on the road to holiness.

Whether we are rich or poor, young or old, man or woman, straight or gay: all of us are called to our own brand of personal holiness.

To know God as he is, is to love him as he is and to want to be like him.