Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Holiness; 3. Holiness (Practical) part 2a; JC Ryle

II. Some Reasons Why Practical Holiness is so Important

"Without holiness, no one will see thew Lord"

a) we must be holy, because the voice of God in Scripture plainly commands it

b) we must be holy, because this is one grand end and purpose for which Christ came into the world

c) we must be holy, because this is the only sound evidence that we have saving faith in our Lord Jesus Christ

"True faith will always show itself by its fruits-it will sanctify, it will work by love, it will overcome the world, it will purify the heart."

"The only safe evidence that we are one with Christ, and Christ in us, is a holy life. They that live unto the Lord are generally the only people who die in the Lord."

d) we must be holy, because this is the only proof that we love the Lord Jesus Christ in sincerrity

"Cold must our hearts be if we do not hate sin and labour to get rid of it, though we may have to cut off the right hand and pluck out the right eye in doing it."

e) we must be holy, because this is the only sound evidence that we are true children of God

"Say not, that thou hast royal blood in thy veins , and are born of God, except thou canst prove thy pedigree bt daring to be holy." - Gurnall

f) we must be holy, because this is the most likely way to do good to others

"I believe there is far more harm done by unholy and inconsistent Christians than we are aware of

g) we must be holy, because our present cpmfort depends much upon it

h) we must be holy, because without holiness on earth we shall never be prepared to enjoy heaven

"Each will rise again with the same character in which he breathed his last."

[He sets forth 3 'Now perhaps' statements which every Christian should think about but I would urge you to get the book and read]

"To reach the holiday of glory, we must pass through the training school of grace. We must be heavenly-minded, and have heavenly tastes, in the life that now is, or else we shall never find ourselves in heaven, in the life to come."

Joshua

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