Quotes About Holiness

Modesty is not a religion in itself but rather a twofold act of the will for God's glorification. Therefore we must work towards and possess a well-formed conscience, practice prudence and try to live a life of holiness, which the Church calls Christians to do anyway.

No one is ever holy without suffering.

The temple is holy because it is not for sale

In the scriptures there is no such thing as righteous pride—it is always considered a sin. Therefore, no matter how the world uses the term, we must understand how God uses the term so we can understand the language of holy writ and profit thereby.

Harmonize your lips with the word of God.

God's will is for us to commit our lives to Christ and follow Him. God's will also is that we avoid sin.

Learn to take sin seriously—be on guard against it and resist its tug, fight its power. But most of all learn to take the Holy Spirit seriously, calling on Him to help you overcome sin's power and live a holy and godly life.

Do you want to know what God's will is for you? It is for you to become more and more like Christ. This is spiritual maturity, and if you make this your goal, it will change your life.

The Bible teaches that whosoever is born of God does not practice sin.

The light of God's presence in our lives is a purifying flame that will draw us near to Him.

God] alone is perfect. Even His anger is righteous, because it is directed solely against evil.

We have largely lost sight of the holiness and purity of God today. This is one reason why we tolerate sin so easily.

God's will is that we would be righteous in our living. God is holy, and the whole scheme of redemption has holiness for its goal.

Superficial views of God and His holiness will produce superficial views of sin and atonement. God hates sin. It is His uncompromising foe. Sin is vile and detestable in the sight of God . . .The sinner and God are at opposite poles of the moral universe.

Sin is rebellion against God.

God's goal isn't just to remove the bad things in our lives; He wants to replace them with good things. His plan is to remake us from within, by His Holy Spirit.

The Bible teaches that we are to live in this world, but we are not to partake of the evils of the world. We are to be separated from the world of evil. When I face something in the world, I ask: "Does it violate any principle of Scripture? Does it take the keen edge off my Christian life? Can I ask God's blessing on it? Will it be a stumbling block to others? Would I like to be there, or reading that, or be watching that, if Christ should return at that time?

Make it your goal to become more like Christ by refusing to let sin have its way, and pursuing instead that which is pure and good in the sight of God.

Everything we do should glorify God!

Pure hearts will be Christlike. It is God's desire that we be conformed to the image of His Son.

Whatever is unlike Christ in conduct, speech, or disposition grieves the Spirit of grace.

To be Spirit-filled is to be controlled or dominated by the Spirit's presence and power.

The church is in turmoil today. The church is not to reflect the world but to be a portrait of Jesus Christ.

We have become so tolerant and accepting of the world's ways that it is hard for many in the church to notice the sin much less answer how it crept in. The church is to be in the world, but worldliness is not to infiltrate the church.