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As God delights in his own beauty, he must necessarily delight in the creature's holiness which is a conformity to and participation of it, as truly as [the] brightness of a jewel, held in the sun's beams, is a participation or derivation of the sun's brightness, though immensely less in degree.

But I also say this: that light is an invitation to happiness, and that happiness, when it's done right, is a kind of holiness, palpable and redemptive.

Christianity, Christ, heaven, hell, the judgment, sin, holiness, God,--these, and whether they be true, or false, and our personal relations to them, whether they be right or wrong, are things to know about, not to be doubting or guessing about.

Conversion is not a repairing of the old building, but it takes all down and erects a new structure. It is not the sewing on a patch of holiness; but, with the true convert, holiness is woven into all his powers, principles and practice.

Creation discloses a power that baffles our minds and beggars our speech. We are enamored and enchanted by God's power. We stutter and stammer about God's holiness. We tremble before God's majesty... and yet, we grow squeamish and skittish before God's love.

Do not be content to live a mediocre Christian life: walk with determination along the path of holiness.

A true love for God must begin with a delight in His holiness, and not with a delight in any other attribute; for no other attribute is truly lovely without this.

Do not expect to grow in holiness if you spend little time alone with God and do not take His Word seriously.

Do you think you can be righteous and holy with impunity?

Escape from the power of the hunting pack, and to know that wisdom is best and beauty sheer holiness.

Everything that God created is potentially holy, and our task as humans is to find that holiness in seemingly unholy situations. When we can do this, we will have learned to nurture our souls.

Be glad in the Lord and receive willingly from His Hand all that he designs for my holiness - both painful and pleasant.

Ecstasy, I think, is a soul's response to the waves holiness makes as it nears.

Every truth without exception- and whoever may utter it- is from the Holy Spirit.

Faith, repentance, and holiness are no less the free gifts of God than eternal life.

For the Puritans, the God-centered life meant making the quest for spiritual and moral holiness the great business of life.

...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.

God has linked holiness and happiness; and what God has joined together we must not think to put asunder.

Happiness is a great power of holiness. Thus, kind words, by their power of producing happiness, have also a power of producing holiness, and so of winning men to God.

Happiness comes from holiness. You can't truly be happy unless you're hungry for Jesus Christ.

God makes provision for our holiness, but He gives us the responsibility of using those provisions.

Holiness does not consist in not making mistakes or never sinning. Holiness grows with capacity for conversion, repentance, willingness to begin again, and above all with the capacity for reconciliation and forgiveness.

God saved us to make us holy, not happy. Some experiences may not contribute to our happiness, but all can be made to contribute to our holiness. Vance Havner The destined end of man is not happiness, nor health, but holiness. God's one aim is the production of saints.

Holiness is happiness; and the more you have of the former, the more you will undoubtedly enjoy of the latter.

God's holiness demands that sin be punished - but God's love has provided the way of redemption through Christ.

Holiness does not consist in doing uncommon things, but in doing every thing with purity of heart.

Holiness has never been the driving force of the majority. It is, however, mandatory for anyone who wants to enter the kingdom.

Holy people glory, not in their holiness, but in Christ's cross; for the holiest saint is never more than a justified sinner and never sees himself in any other way.

Holiness is not a luxury, it's a necessity. If you're not holy, you'll never make it to Heaven [Heb. 12:14].

Holiness is not for wimps and the cross is not negotiable, sweetheart, it's a requirement.

Holiness is nothing else but the habitual and predominant devotion and dedication of soul, and body, and life, and all that we have to God; and esteeming, and loving, and serving, and seeking Him, before all the pleasures and prosperity of the flesh.

Holiness appeared to me to be of a sweet, pleasant, charming, serene, calm nature; which brought an inexpressible purity, brightness, peacefulness and ravishment to the soul.

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.

Holiness is not freedom from temptation, but power to overcome temptation.

Holiness is not to love Jesus and do whatever you want. Holiness is to love God and do what He wants.

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.

Holiness of heart and life. This is not the perfection of the human nature, but the holiness of the divine nature dwelling within.

Holy persons draw to themselves all that is earthly.

Holiness is not reserved for a small number of exceptional persons. It is for everyone. It is the Lord who brings us to holiness when we are willing to collaborate in the salvation of the world for the glory of God, despite our sin and our sometimes rebellious temperament.

I always believed in God, I would go to mass most of the time, but I had no idea of the calling to holiness.

Holiness is not the way to Christ. Christ is the way to holiness.

Holiness is the architectural plan upon which God buildeth up His living temple.

Holiness sincerity, and faith.

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.

Humility is honestly assessing ourselves in light of God’s holiness and our sinfulness.

I earnestly long for more grace and personal holiness, and more usefulness.

I don't use any of the terminology like 'left wing' and 'right wing.' I use language like 'godly' and 'holiness.'

If men come among you who do NOT preach all the counsel of God, who do NOT preach of Christ, sin, holiness, of ruin, redemption, and regeneration, and do NOT preach of these things in a Scriptural way, you ought to cease to hear them.

If you can love death you become deathless; if you can understand non-being then your being becomes the very ground of being-hood, the very ground of God. If you can love non-being then nothing can destroy you, you have transcended time and space. Then you have become one with the total, and this is what holiness is - to become whole is to be holy.

I am in every religion as the thread through a string of pearls. Wherever thou seest extraordinary holiness and extraordinary power raising and purifying humanity, know thou that I am there.