Holiness; 3. Holiness (Practical) part 1; JC Ryle

On to chapter 3, titled 'Holiness' in our weekly reading with Challies.com 's Reading Group. I am now convinced more than ever that this book is a definite must for every household along with the Bible, and a copy of the Westminster Confession. Chapter 3 'Holiness' or 'Practical Holiness' I. What true practical holiness is - What sort of persons are those whom God calls holy a) holiness is the habit of being of one mind with God Habit of: agreeing in God's judgement hating what He hates loving what He loves measuring everything in this world by the standard of His Word "He who most entirely agrees with God, he is the most holy man." b) a holy man will endeavour to shun every known sin, and to keep every known commandment He will have: a decided bent of mind toward God a hearty desire to do His will a greater fear of displeasing Him than of displeasing the world a love to all His ways "I delight in the law of God after the inward man" (Rm. 7:22). "I esteem all Thy precepts concerning all things to be right. And I hate every false way" (Psm. 119:128). c) a holy man will strive to be like our Lord Jesus Christ He will be as Jesus was: by living the life of faith in Him by drawing from Him all his daily peace and strength by labouring to have the mind that Jesus has by conforming to His image by being unselfish by walking in love by being lowly-minded and humble by being a faithful witness for the truth by not doing your own by knowing it is your meat and drink to do your Father's will by continually denying yourself in order to minister to others by being meek and patient by thinking more of godly poor men than of kings by being full of love and compassion by being bold and uncompromising in denouncing sin by seeking NOT the praise of men by going about doing good by seperating from worldly people by being continued instant in prayer by NOT even allowing your nearest relations stand in your way when God's work has to be done "These things a holy man will try to remember and by them he will endeavour to shape his course of life." "Happy is he who has learned to make Christ his "all," both for salvation AND example!" d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) l) Joshua Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry