Personal Life: Personal Holiness (A. W. Tozer)
(This piece published by a group, online; see below for the link.)
But as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct,
because it is written, "Be ye holy, for I am holy." --1 Peter 1:15-16
You cannot study the Bible diligently and earnestly without being
struck by an obvious fact--the matter of personal holiness is quite
important to God!
Neither do you have to give long study to the attitudes of modern
Christian believers to discern that by and large we consider the
expression of true Christian holiness to be an option: "I have looked
it over and considered it, but I don't buy it! Holiness is not optional."
I am of the opinion that we who claim to be apostolic Christians do
not have the privilege of ignoring such injunctions. I do not mean a
pastor can forbid or a church may compel. If we are people of the
Bible (Scripture) we dare not ignore the instruction, "Be ye holy."...
But, brethren, we are still under the holy authority of the apostolic
command. Men of God have reminded us in the Word that God asks
and expect us to be holy men and women of God, because we are the
children of God, who is holy. The doctrine of holiness may have been
badly and often wounded--but the provision of God by His pure and
gentle, loving Spirit is still the positive answer for those who hunger
and thirst after righteousness and for a life well-pleasing to God.
HOLY: “SET APART TO THE SERVICE OF GOD. SACRED”
“CHARACTERIZED BY PERFECTION AND TRANSCENDENCE”
“SPIRITUALLY PURE, GODLY”
“EVOKING OR MERITING VENERATION OR AWE”
“FILLED WITH POWER OF DEITY"(End of Article...)
This post was taken from a website featuring the Bible Knowledge
of the late A. W. Tozer, with permission, in 2012. It is no longer
available there..."
(End of Article...)
"Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without
which no man shall see the Lord." Heb. 12: 14
donporter 2.16.15
(This piece published by a group, online; see below for the link.)
But as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct,
because it is written, "Be ye holy, for I am holy." --1 Peter 1:15-16
You cannot study the Bible diligently and earnestly without being
struck by an obvious fact--the matter of personal holiness is quite
important to God!
Neither do you have to give long study to the attitudes of modern
Christian believers to discern that by and large we consider the
expression of true Christian holiness to be an option: "I have looked
it over and considered it, but I don't buy it! Holiness is not optional."
I am of the opinion that we who claim to be apostolic Christians do
not have the privilege of ignoring such injunctions. I do not mean a
pastor can forbid or a church may compel. If we are people of the
Bible (Scripture) we dare not ignore the instruction, "Be ye holy."...
But, brethren, we are still under the holy authority of the apostolic
command. Men of God have reminded us in the Word that God asks
and expect us to be holy men and women of God, because we are the
children of God, who is holy. The doctrine of holiness may have been
badly and often wounded--but the provision of God by His pure and
gentle, loving Spirit is still the positive answer for those who hunger
and thirst after righteousness and for a life well-pleasing to God.
HOLY: “SET APART TO THE SERVICE OF GOD. SACRED”
“CHARACTERIZED BY PERFECTION AND TRANSCENDENCE”
“SPIRITUALLY PURE, GODLY”
“EVOKING OR MERITING VENERATION OR AWE”
“FILLED WITH POWER OF DEITY"(End of Article...)
This post was taken from a website featuring the Bible Knowledge
of the late A. W. Tozer, with permission, in 2012. It is no longer
available there..."
(End of Article...)
"Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without
which no man shall see the Lord." Heb. 12: 14
donporter 2.16.15
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