Holiness Quotes - Page 8

• That opinion, which supposes personal sanctification to be unnecessary to final glorification, stands in direct opposition to every dictate of reason, to every declaration of scripture.

  Augustus Toplady

  Finals, Scripture, Opinion

  "The works of Augustus M. Toplady".

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• The saints shall persevere in holiness, because God perseveres in grace.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Grace, Saint, Persevere

  Charles Spurgeon (2011). “All of Grace (Authentic Original Classic): An urgent Word with Those Who Are Seeking Salvation by the Lord Jesus Christ”, p.87, Destiny Image Publishers

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• The difference between God and the devil is in nothing except in unselfishness and selfishness. The devil knows as much as God, is as powerful as God; only he has no holiness that makes him a devil. Apply the same idea to the modern world: excess of knowledge and power, without holiness, makes human beings devils.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Powerful, Differences, Knowledge And Power

  Swami Vivekananda, Swami Adiswarananda (2006). “Vivekananda, World Teacher: His Teachings on the Spiritual Unity of Humankind”, p.102, SkyLight Paths Publishing

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• When we say 'hallowed be Your name' to God what we are really saying is 'Father, make us such as deserve knowledge and understanding of how holy You are, or at least let Your holiness shine forth in the spiritual lives we lead.' And this surely happens as men see our good works and glorify our Father in heaven.

  John Cassian

  Christian, Spiritual, Father

  John Cassian, Colm Luibhéid (1985). “Conferences”, p.113, Paulist Press

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• We fear not God because of any compulsion; our faith is no fetter, our profession is no bondage, we are not dragged to holiness, nor driven to duty. No, our piety is our pleasure, our hope is our happiness, our duty is our delight.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Delight, Pleasure, Driven

  Charles Spurgeon (2016). “Morning and Evening”, p.666, Discovery House

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• The more we devote ourselves to the pursuit of holiness and happiness, the less likely we will be on a path to regrets.

  Dieter F. Uchtdorf

  Regret, Path, Pursuit

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• When the mind opens by speaking denials, this true Self that philosophers have so long striven to free shows itself all glorious with wisdom, strength, and holiness...Denial of evil is a word of Truth.

  Myrtle Fillmore

  Self, Long, Evil

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• Let none, however difficult the circumstances, consider himself as debarred from the way of holiness. Have we but God and the cross of Christ, we have the means for becoming altogether holy in our walk and conversation. What dungeon is there that can shut us out from this? Only let us use the present location and means faithfully and truly, taking them from God's hand, and we shall find him able to free us from all that is really a hindrance. Let us each one desire to be a saint in his own place and calling, instead of building 'castles in the air' of future holiness.

  Gerhard Tersteegen

  Mean, Air, Hands

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• When God is our Holy Father, sovereignty, holiness, omniscience, and immutability do not terrify us; they leave us full of awe and gratitude. Sovereignty is only tyrannical if it is unbounded by goodness; holiness is only terrifying if it is untempered by grace; omniscience is only taunting if it is unaccompanied by mercy; and immutability is only torturous if there is no guarantee of goodwill.

  Ravi Zacharias

  Gratitude, Father, Grace

  Ravi Zacharias (2002). “Cries of The Heart”, p.24, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Magnify the divine mystery and the holiness of mankind.

  Franz Werfel

  Mystery, Divine, Mankind

  "The Song of Bernadette". Book by Franz Werfel, 1941.

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• It is God’s omnipotence, His consuming holiness, and His right to judge that make Him worthy to be feared.

  David Jeremiah

  Omnipotence, Judging, Worthy

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• Repentance, not proper behavior or even holiness, is the doorway to grace. And the opposite of sin is grace, not virtue.

  Philip Yancey

  Opposites, Grace, Doorways

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• When I am in Tibet, I am very happy. The Tibetans radiate. They literally send out light. The Dalai Lama's holiness generates love and compassion to every human being. He has committed himself to that. I haven't made that leap yet. I haven't given up self-aspiration. I still love making movies.

  Richard Gere

  Compassion, Light, Self

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Holiness is not reserved for a small number of exceptional persons. It is for everyone. It is the Lord who brings us to holiness when we are willing to collaborate in the salvation of the world for the glory of God, despite our sin and our sometimes rebellious temperament.

  Pope John Paul II

  Small Numbers, World, Sometimes

  Pope John Paul II (2012). “A Pilgrim Pope: Messages for the World”, p.261, Andrews McMeel Publishing

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• As a husband, your love for your wife has a specific goal: her holiness.

  Winston Smith

  Husband, Goal, Wife

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• The Holy Spirit, in the variety of his gifts, unites us and enables us to contribute to the building up of the Church in holiness. In this great work, each of us has a part to play; each of us, as a "living stone", is needed for the growth and the beauty of God's holy temple. Let us ask the Lord to help us to take an ever more active part in the Church's life and mission, guided by the Holy Spirit and with Jesus as our cornerstone.

  Pope Francis

  Jesus, Building Up, Play

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• ... you... are stones of the temple of the Father, prepared for the Father's building, and drawn up on high by the instrument of Jesus Christ, which is the Cross (cf. Jn. 12:32), making use of the Holy Spirit as a rope, while your faith was the means by which you ascended, and your love the way which led up to God. You, therefore, as well as all your fellow-travelers, are God-bearers, temple-bearers, Christ-bearers, bearers of holiness, adorned in all respects with the commandments of Jesus Christ.

  Ignatius of Antioch

  Christian, Jesus, Father

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• If we would be sanctified, our course is clear and plain—we must begin with Christ. We must go to him as sinners, with no plea but that of utter need, and cast our souls on him by faith, for peace and reconciliation with God.... If we would grow in holiness and become more sanctified, we must continually go on as we began, and be ever making fresh applications to Christ.

  J. C. Ryle

  Soul, Would Be, Needs

  "Holiness: Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots".

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• I should as soon expect a farmer to prosper in business who contented himself with sowing his fields and never looking at them till harvest, as expect a believer to attain much holiness who was not diligent about his Bible reading, his prayers, and the use of his Sundays.

  J. C. Ryle

  Prayer, Reading, Sunday

  J.C RYLE, Rev Terry Kulakowski, Editor “HOLINESS;BEING PLAIN PAPERS ON ITS NATURE, HINDRANCES, DIFFICULTIES AND ROOTS”, Lulu.com

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• If men come among you who do NOT preach all the counsel of God, who do NOT preach of Christ, sin, holiness, of ruin, redemption, and regeneration, and do NOT preach of these things in a Scriptural way, you ought to cease to hear them.

  J. C. Ryle

  Men, Redemption, Way

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• When Jesus comes to live in our hearts, the seed of holiness is planted.

  Joyce Meyer

  Jesus, Heart, Seeds

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• Whosoever will list himself under the banner of Christ, must, in the first place and above all things, make war upon his own lusts and vices. It is in vain for any man to usurp the name of Christian, without holiness of life, purity of manners, benignity and meekness of spirit.

  John Locke

  Christian, War, Men

  John Locke (1765). “Letters Concerning Toleration: By Iohn Locke”, p.33

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• As we grow in the knowledge of God's holiness, even though we are growing in the practice of holiness, it seems the gap between our knowledge and our practice always gets wider. This is the Holy Spirit's way of drawing us to more and more holiness.

  Jerry Bridges

  Practice, Drawing, Growing

  Jerry Bridges (2016). “The Pursuit of Holiness”, p.83, NavPress

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• Holiness consists simply in doing God's will, and being just what God wants us to be.

  Therese of Lisieux

  Want, God's Will

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• When spiritual friends share their stories, the others listen without working. They rest. There’s nothing to fix, nothing to improve. A spiritual community feels undisturbed quiet as they listen, certainly burdened . . . but still resting in the knowledge that the life within, the passion for holiness, is indestructible. It needs only to be nourished and released.

  Larry Crabb

  Spiritual, Passion, Community

  Larry Crabb (2007). “Becoming a True Spiritual Community: A Profound Vision of What the Church Can Be”, p.94, Thomas Nelson

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