The Pursuit of Holiness: Run in Such a Way as to Get the Prize 1 Corinthians 9:24
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The Pursuit of Holiness: Run in Such a Way as to Get the Prize 1 Corinthians 9:24
Barefoot Church: Serving the Least in a Consumer Culture (Exponential Series)
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It’s crucial—crucial—to understand that it’s not our pursuit of holiness that qualifies us to see the Lord. Rather, we are qualified to see the Lord by the Lord, not by good things we do.
Donald S. Whitney • Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
The principles for living life and being godly are in Scripture and that is what He wants out of our lives, "For this is the will of God, your sanctification" (1 Thessalonians 4:3). He has given us all the principles and values He deemed necessary to live godly lives.
Jonathan Jenkins • Becoming God's Friend: Understanding Your Growth from Servant to Friend
Holiness is not an experience that we have; it means keeping and fulfilling the law of God.
David Martyn Lloyd-Jones • Studies in the Sermon on the Mount
many people forget that after the moment of salvation comes a lifetime of sanctification (the process of becoming holy). Your righteous position is gained in an instant of true belief, but your righteousness—your Christ-likeness—grows in depth over a lifetime of pursuing the things of God. That’s why Paul longs to lay hold of all that Christ offers
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