Holiness

Stand Fast

Colossians 1:23

… in obedience and "to perfect holiness in the fear of the Lord." Your hope is that one day you shall be presented holy, without blame and unreprovable in …

'Nunc Dimittis'

Luke 2:29-30

… aspire to holiness and spirituality and to likeness to himself, never implanted those aspirations in us out of mockery. He meant to gratify these holy longings, or, else …

Citizenship In Heaven

Philippians 3:20

… God grant us more and more to be most clearly a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people, that we may show forth the …

The Plumb Line

Amos 7:7

… When the Lord builds in a man, He builds with the plumb line in the sense of always building up that which is towards holiness. Have any of …

The Young Man'S Prayer

Psalm 90:14

… But Holy Scripture guides you aright, by dictating to you an evangelical prayer, such as God will deign to accept—"O satisfy us early with your mercy." Young …

Romans, But Not romanists

Romans 16:1-16

… be holiness unto the Lord, there must be faith—a man must have it said of him, "he is full of faith and of the Holy Spirit." This …

Mongrel Religion

2 Kings 17:41

… And shall we dare to say ‘Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quickening powers,’ meanwhile I will live in filthiness and selfishness. Come, Holy Spirit, come …

The Life, Walk and Triumph of Faith

Genesis 17:1

… I desire you to note this for the order of Holy Scripture is always full of reason and weight. Whatever ill-taught divines may do, the Holy Spirit …

Election-its Defenses and Evidences

1 Thessalonians 1:4-6

… deceived, God is not mocked." "Without holiness no man shall see the Lord." If Divine Grace does not make us holy, teaching us to deny ungodliness and worldly …

True and Not True

John 9:31

… the immediate Presence of the thrice-holy God the guilty sinner cannot come by himself. The fire of the Divine Holiness would burst forth and utterly destroy the …

Our Lord's First Appearance before Pilate

John 18:38

… The Cross is that holy implement with which we make war with sin till it is utterly destroyed. Blessed and holy, then, are the thoughts which are awakened …

The Threshing Floor of Ornan

1 Chronicles 21:28

… oxen will do as well! Neither do you need a holy pavement—a threshing floor may be holiness unto the Lord! Neither do you need stained glass and …

Jotham's Peculiar Honor

2 Chronicles 27:6

… holy—well, I trust him as far as I can see him and not much further, for really holy men seldom say anything about their own holiness. They …

Psalm 76

Psalm 76

… It is the glory of the church that the Redeemer inhabits her by his Holy Spirit. Vain are the assaults of the enemy, for they attack not us …

The Census of Israel

Numbers 16:66

… It is not their holiness that saves them, but their faith—nevertheless, where there is no holiness, there is no fruit of faith and no evidence of salvation …

Girded for the Work

1 Peter 1:13

… Remember that you can never be really whole till you are holy, for holiness is spiritual sanity—it is the caring of the mind and heart from the …

The Singing Army

2 Chronicles 20:4

… And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the …

Sown Among Thorns

Matthew 13:7

… If you do not bring forth fruit to holiness, and the end is not everlasting life, I would be better employed in breaking stones on the road-side …

The Peace of the Devil and the Peace of God

Luke 11:21

… May God the Holy Spirit give discerning hearts to all of you, that you may not be deceived by the poisonous imitation of the waters of peace! May …

Christ the Maker of All Things New

… WE shall try to preach, this morning, of Christ as the Author of the new creation and may we be enabled by the Holy Spirit to speak to …

The Best Strengthening Medicine

Hebrews 11:34

… To begin with—FAITH MAKES MEN STRONG FOR HOLY DOING. Here, indeed, all our strength must come to us by faith in the thrice-holy God. The first …

Self-righteousness—a Smoldering Heap of Rubbish

Isaiah 65:5

… We cannot be saved unless we become truly holy, but, my Brothers and Sisters, no man ever becomes truly holy who is content with a false holiness. If …

Strong Consolation for the Lord's Refugees

Hebrews 6:18

… As far as this text is concerned, you need not examine yourselves to search for strong faith, or deep experience, or great growth in Grace, or advanced holiness …

The Power of the Risen Savior

Matthew 28:18-20

… of holiness, working in them all the good pleasure of His will with power. The saints can be so influenced by our Lord, through the Holy Spirit, that …

God the Wonder-Worker

Psalm 136:4

… A sinner is such an evil thing, his sin is so vile, so foul, that holiness cannot take any pleasure in him. He who fails to obey his …

Life Eternal

John 10:28

… We begin to he holy, for God is thrice holy. We pant after perfection, for He is perfect. We delight in doing good, for God is good. We …

The Claims of God

Psalm 100:3

… This morning, with the help of God's Holy Spirit, are will submit our hearts to such a call. I. First we will consider THE CLAIMS OF GOD …

How God Comes to Man

Genesis 3:8

… Where are you?" May God the Holy Spirit convince every unconverted person here that he or she is lost—not only lost to themselves, to Heaven, to holiness …

Joy And Peace In Believing

Romans 15:13

… Be anxious to be happy, but be more anxious to be holy. Be desirous after peace, but be more desirous, still, to get a good hope through Christ …

What is the Verdict?

1 John 3:21

… love holiness! This deep sincerity breeds in a man a blessed indifference to the judgments of men. Having a conscience void of offense, he feels a holy freedom …

Songs of Deliverance

Judges 5:11

… Beloved, when the Holy Ghost is with us, ordinances are wells to the Christian, wells of rich comfort and of near communion. But I must not forget the …

The Lamb—The Light

Revelation 21:23

… We expect that the Glory which shall have its center there shall spread over the whole world— covering it as with a sea of holiness, happiness and delight …

Depths and Heights

Hebrews 1:2

… and he that is holy, let him be holy still." I have often thought that these words of the angel are conclusive with regard to the eternity of …

Joy in God

Romans 5:11

… saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come." The wholeness of the Divine Nature is seen in His holiness. There is …

Nathanael—the Man Needed for the Day

John 1:47

… And concerning all these, the living evidence of holy conduct has proved their sincerity beyond all question. But I still say that my memory does not bring before …

The Profit Of Godliness In This Life

1 Timothy 4:8

… In well-regulated society, the believer in Christ, through the holiness of his character, will be had in esteem, and even among the worst of men the excellence …

The Inner Side of Conversion

Jeremiah 31:18-20

… Again and again the warning voice is heard, "Change here for holiness and eternal life." The lad is to be bound apprentice, or he is to take his …

Jesus Christ Immutable

Hebrews 13:8

… He was called Jesus, in His childhood—"The Holy Child Jesus." It was as Jesus that He went up with His parents to the Temple and sat down …

An Objection and an Answer

Galatians 5:6

… very baldly—that it seemed necessary to the Holy Spirit that James should bear testimony to the necessity of holiness as the result of faith. Hence the Epistle …

The Secret Food And The Public Name

Jeremiah 15:16

… If ever you see anyone who walks in holiness, stands fast in temptation and is upheld under affliction, you may rest assured there is a something about him …