Quotes by Holiness God makes provision for our holiness, but He gives us the responsibility of using those provisions. Jerry Bridges holiness responsibility giving Holiness is nothing less than conformity to the character of God Jerry Bridges holiness conformity character We are 100 percent responsible for the pursuit of holiness, but at the same time we are 100 percent dependent upon the Holy Spirit to enable us in that pursuit. The pursuit of holiness is not a pull-yourself-up-by-your-own-bootstraps approach to the Christian life. Jerry Bridges holiness spirit christian It is just as important to trust God as it is to obey Him. When we disobey God we defy His authority and despise His holiness. But when we fail to trust God we doubt His sovereignty and question His goodness. Jerry Bridges holiness important doubt Obedience is the pathway to holiness. Jerry Bridges pathways holiness obedience The pursuit of holiness must be anchored in the grace of God; otherwise it is doomed to failure Jerry Bridges pursuit holiness grace As we grow in holiness, we grow in hatred of sin; and God, being infinitely holy, has an infinite hatred of sin. Jerry Bridges holiness sin hatred Holiness is not a series of do’s and don’ts but conformity to the character of God and obedience to the will of God. Jerry Bridges holiness conformity character ...God has made provision for our holiness. Through Christ He has delivered us from sin's reign so that we now can resist sin. But the responsibility for resisting is ours. God does not do that for us. To confuse the potential for resisting (which God provided) with the responsibility for resisting (which is ours) is to court disaster in our pursuit of holiness. Jerry Bridges holiness responsibility doe The Holy Spirit makes us aware of our lack of holiness to stimulate us to deeper yearning and striving for holiness. But Satan will attempt to use the Holy Spirit’s work to discourage us. Jerry Bridges holiness use spirit Only those who walk in holiness experience true joy. Jerry Bridges true-joy holiness joy I always believed in God, I would go to mass most of the time, but I had no idea of the calling to holiness. Jim Caviezel holiness calling ideas I begin to understand as never before that holiness is made of dailiness, of living life as it comes to me, not as I insist it be. Joan D. Chittister holiness live-life made The kind of "blind obedience" once theologized as the ultimate step to holiness, is itself blind. It blinds a person to the insights and foresight and moral perspective of anyone other than an authority figure. Joan D. Chittister holiness perspective steps Do not expect to grow in holiness if you spend little time alone with God and do not take His Word seriously. Joel Beeke alone-with-god holiness littles The inquirer after holiness should associate with those whose intelligence will instruct him; whose example will guide him; whose conversation will inspire him; whose cautions will warn him. John Angell James holiness example inspire Holiness is happiness; and the more you have of the former, the more you will undoubtedly enjoy of the latter. John Angell James latter holiness enjoy We must never settle for harmony at the expense of holiness, nor for peace at the expense of principle. John Bradford never-settle holiness christian Holiness does not consist in mystic speculations, enthusiastic fervours, or uncommanded austerities; it consists in thinking as God thinks, and willing as God wills. John Brown holiness doe thinking Holiness is not a merit by which we can attain communion with God, but a gift of Christ, which enables us to cling to him, and to follow him. John Calvin holiness merit christ «1234567891011»