Holiness

“There is no motive for holiness so great as that which streams from the veins of Jesus.”

“Discernment is not knowing the difference between right and wrong. It is knowing the difference between right and almost right.”

“An idle life and a holy heart is a contradiction.”

“A preacher's life should be a commentary upon his doctrine. Heavenly doctrines should always be adorned with a heavenly life.”

“Man's holiness is now his greatest happiness, and in heaven man's greatest happiness will be his perfect holiness.”

“Holiness in angels and saints is but a quality, but in God it is His essence.”

“Assurance makes most for your comfort, but holiness makes most for God's honor.”

“Godly lives convince more than miracles themselves.”

“Holiness is the very principle of eternal life, the very beginning of eternal life in the heart, and that which will certainly grow up to eternal life.”

“We should keep up the name of 'saints,' that the reality of the true religion be not lowered by avoiding this title; for in these times it is to be feared that the name is out of use, because holiness itself is out of fashion.”

“Say not that thou hast royal blood in thy veins and art born of God, unless thou canst prove thy pedigree by daring to be holy.”

“Thou must be righteous and holy, before thou canst live righteously and holily.”

“Thou hast an art above God Himself, if thou canst fetch any true pleasure out of unholiness.”

“God would not rub so hard if it were not to fetch out the dirt that is ingrained in our natures. God loves purity so well He had rather see a hole than a spot in His child's garments.”

“Unholiness in a preacher's life will either stop his mouth from reproving, or the people's ears from receiving.”

“Cowards never won Heaven. Do not claim that you are begotten of God and you have His royal blood running in your veins, unless you dare to be holy in spite of men and devils.”

“He cannot be a bold reprover that is not a conscientious liver; such a one must speak softly, for fear of waking his own guilty conscience.”

“As you love your peace, Christian, be plain-hearted with God and man, and keep the king's highway.”

“Three things are simply necessary unto any man's having of true religion and godliness: sound principles of divine truth known, the savor of that knowledge in the heart, and the power of that savor in a man's worship and walk.”

“Holiness is nothing but the implanting, writing and living out the gospel in our souls.”

“There neither is, nor ever was, in the world, nor ever shall be, the least dram of holiness, but what, flowing from Jesus Christ, is communicated by the Spirit, according to the truth and promise of the gospel.”

“The foundation of true holiness and true Christian worship is the doctrine of the gospel, what we are to believe.”

“Morality divorced from the doctrines of the gospel is not that holiness which the gospel requires.”

“Gold does but enrich the mortal part, grace the angelic part.”

“Meekness is a victory over ourselves and the rebellious lusts in our own bosoms; it is the quieting of internal conflicts, the stilling of an insurrection at home, which is often harder than to resist a foreign invasion.”

“It is not greatness but grace, it is not riches but righteousness, it is not outward pomp or splendor—but holiness, that can overawe the vain spirits of men.”

“We see in Christ a marvelous temper of absolute holiness, with great moderation.”

“Christ's flesh was perfect, though earthly: without sin, though of the substance of a sinful woman; unblemished in every part, yet sensitive to all our sinless infirmities.”

“Is not the Father holy, and the Son holy, and both equally holy with this Holy Spirit?”

“There was then, in the pure nature of man, no inclination to sin, no concupiscence of what is evil, no repugnancy to the law of God.”

“As soon as the blood touches us, by our believing, we are set apart--we become the royal priesthood, holy to the Lord.”

“Meekness teaches us prudently to govern our own anger whenever anything occurs that is provoking.”

“The robes of glory will be the everlasting ornaments of meek and quiet spirits.”

“But the main thing is, all that we do it must be acted by the Spirit of God; it is not enough to have true silver and gold, but it must have the right stamp, or else it cannot go for current coin.”

“The Church did never shine more bright in holiness, then when it was under the greatest persecution.”

“Because we have narrow thoughts of God's holiness, therefore we fear him so little.”

“It is true there are moments- bright and blissful- when we sincerely and ardently desire the full, unreserved surrender.”

“That metal we account pure metal, which has not any baser than itself mixed with it.”

“And of this right, Christ here speaks, when He calls the meek inheritors of the earth.”

“And in consideration hereof they must make a conscience of all sin both in thought, word, and deed through the whole course of their lives.”

“It is said that if Christians had acted aright, the world would have been converted long before now.”

“The more any man in holiness resembles God on earth, the greater and the larger portion of glory that man shall have when he comes to heaven.”

“If our understandings were clarified so far, as to see the immaculateness of his purity, we should then fear him more.”

“He who loves God, walks with God, dwells with God, is like God.”

“The work of meekness is to calm the spirit, so as that the inward peace may not be disturbed by any outward provocation.”

“It is a matter of consequence: as we desire heaven, we must desire this holy fire to be kindled in us.”

“The best and the largest portion is laid up for that child that is most like his father.”

“God's holiness is infinite, it is so super-eminent and so superexcellent that it can neither be limited, nor lessened, nor increased.”

“Obliterate all the holiness in our world that is the sole effect of the cross, and how much, do you think, would there be left?”

“But where wrath and anger are indulged, all relationships are embittered; those that should be helps, become as thorns in our eyes and goads in our sides.”

“For holiness, God is a incomparable; there are none to be compared with him, neither are there any among angels or among men, yes, or among the gods, who are like unto him.”

“Thus his apostles imitated him: "When we are cursed—we bless; when we are persecuted—we endure it; when we are slandered—we answer kindly.”

“The offence of the cross has not ceased, nor has the time come when a self-denying spirit does not belong to the catalogue of Christian graces.”

“The lips, which celebrate God's tender love, are touched with a livecoal from atonement's altar.”

“And as moral virtues fit persons to have communion with men, so grace only qualifies men to have communion with Christ and saints. 4.”

“It is written, yes, it is written, "You MUST be BORN AGAIN!" The New Birth is necessary , also, to the bringing forth of real holiness.”

“One would wonder that any soul that knows what it is to deal with such an infinite holy God as the Lord is, one would wonder what should uphold the soul, seeing it is so defiled, and has nothing but spots in everything!”

“So I may say to every soul, wash thy heart from thy spots; thou wilt wash thy face and hands dayly, O that dayly there might be a washing of thy heart!”

“So many of us as have afresh engaged ourselves in covenant unto God, let us remember that we have taken the "mark of God upon our foreheads;" and it will ill become us to set the mark of Antichrist by it.”

“Daniel keeps humble and holy when he is lifted high, yes, made the second man in the kingdom.”

“For to have the Holy Ghost to fall upon a man so as to dwell in him for ever, to take possession of his heart, and to bring him to glory, is more than to have extraordinary gifts, which many had who never were saved.”

“In judging of piety, there is no substitute for a holy life.”

“Take a good Christian at the worst, he is better than another at the best.”

“Be ye clean that bear the vessels of the Lord; the vessels, that is, the profession, for by that is as it were carried about the name and gospel of Jesus Christ.”

“Some are able to continue in the state they were in before—that is, their former humility, heavenly-mindedness, and holiness remain even after their promotion.”

“Our minds must be in harmony with those of the inhabitants of heaven, or else the society of heaven would soon be intolerable to us.”

“Ought not our walk then be distinct from the walk of natural men?”

“Surely if there be the life of God and Christ in us, there will be a kind of connaturalness and suitableness of taste to the sweetness that is in holy things.”

“The sandal tree is known by the fragrance which it breathes.”

“Usually the holiest of men have least of earth, though most of heaven.”

“Thus is death and life in the power of the tongue; it is either healing or killing, an antidote or a poison, according as it is used.”

“That we may not forfeit our interest in His meekness, let us tread in the steps of it; and as ever we hope to be like Him in glory hereafter, let us study to be like Him in grace, in this grace now.”

“The work of God’s Spirit in his children is like fire, which hath two properties: to sever all heterogeneal and strange stuff, and dross, and the like, and gather all the homogeneal stuff of one nature.”

“It would far better secure the name of God from scandal and reproach, than for you to name the name of Christ, and yet not to depart from iniquity.”

“Holy Noah, holy Enoch, and the rest of the holy patriarchs, prophets, and apostles, walked only in ways of piety and purity.”

“The frog can live in the water, but not in the water only; the otter can live in the water, but not in the water only.”

“For at the very time when He bore our sins, He was in Himself more holy than all men, and all angels.”

“We must therefore labor to be new creatures, changed in mind and heart, for an unholy person cannot truly desire the glory of God.”

“By meditation the spirits are raised and heightened to a kind of angelic frame.”

“It is prescribed to ministers that they "must not strive, but be gentle to all men," in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves.”

“Look, then, O believer, to Christ the living vine to make you fruitful of holiness.”

“What if thou shouldst see God in his infinite glory, majesty, holiness, and justice?”

“Is it the holiness, the amiableness, the love, the goodness, that is in him, which draws thy heart unto him?”

“Gracious habits are the candles of the Lord set up in us; and God has set up those candles of heaven not to idle by, not to sleep by—but to work by, and to walk by.”

“God is in Heaven — holy, pure, spiritual, undefiled, light without any darkness at all — a Being who cannot bear that which is evil, or look upon iniquity.”

“We justify our profession when we do somewhat more than nature, or when we do common ordinary things in a spiritual holy manner.”

“What a blessed time will that be, never to grieve God's Spirit any more!”

“Without holiness no man can see God; that is, so see him as to be happy in him.”

“A spiritual heart reserves the chief strength of it for higher things.”

“An erroneous mind is as odious to God as a wicked life ; and why should it not be so to us also?”

“Let us count every man a saved soul in whom we see something of Christ, — some evidence of true repentance, — some evidence of saving faith in Jesus, — some evidence of real evangelical holiness.”

“A pure heart is a plain, simple heart, without fraud or deceit—like Nathaniel, in whom there was no deceit.”

“Yes, once more tell me, O Christian, is not holiness a mercy-sweetening mercy?”

“Why should any man’s flesh be unclean, or his garments spotted, and so detestable and to be hated, seeing they are the good creatures of God?”

“It is better to have no books, and depart from iniquity, than to have a thousand, and not to be bettered in my soul thereby. 2.”

“The saints have God's picture drawn in their hearts: a man cannot abuse the picture of Caesar, without some reflection upon Caesar's person.”

“As far as the full counsel of God is concerned, Scripture reveals as much as we need to know to believe, to live holily, and to be comforted.”

“He is one that will not be moved by tale-bearers, whisperers, or false accusers, nor can be perverted by any misinformation.”

“Labor for much of the Holy Spirit; labor for much of the light of the Spirit.”

“As, therefore, every one written in heaven shall be holy on earth, so every one holy on earth is written in heaven.”

“It is not the thing given, but the merciful and pitiful hearts of the giver , be the thing never so small, as was the poor widow’s mite; and therefore all our alms must proceed from a pitiful heart.”

“This Spirit of whom we treat is in himself a distinct, living, powerful, intelligent, divine person.”

“The Holy Spirit is more intimate, as it were, unto the principles of our souls than they are to themselves.”

“Take heed to yourselves, lest you be void of that saving grace of God which you offer to others, and be strangers to the effectual working of that gospel which you preach.”

“Many a tailor goes in rags, that maketh costly clothes for others; and many a cook scarcely licks his fingers, when he hath dressed for others the most costly dishes.”

“No unholy person hath any ground to expect the least advantage by the gospel, here or hereafter.”