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Quotes about Holiness

God is serious about holiness in the lives of His people, and He will discipline us to attain it.
— Jerry Bridges
God expects every Christian to live a holy life. But holiness is not only expected; it is the promised birthright of every Christian.
— Jerry Bridges
It might be good if we stopped using the terms "victory" and "defeat" to describe our progress in holiness. Rather we should use the terms "obedience" and "disobedience.
— Jerry Bridges
In the person of Christ God beholds a holiness which abides His closest scrutiny, yea, which rejoices and satisfies His heart; and whatever Christ is before God, He is for His people."64
— Jerry Bridges
God is perfect in love.
— Jerry Bridges
We need to work at ensuring that our commitment to holiness is a commitment to God, not to our own self-esteem.
— Jerry Bridges
All fancied sanctification which does not arise wholly from the blood of the cross is nothing better than Pharisaism. If we would be holy, we must get to the cross, and dwell there; else, notwithstanding all our labour, diligence, fasting, praying and good works, we shall be yet void of real sanctification, destitute of those humble, gracious tempers which accompany a clear view of the cross.
— Jerry Bridges
It is only as we see His holiness, His absolute purity and moral hatred of sin, that we will be gripped by the awfulness of sin against the Holy God. To be gripped by that fact is the first step in our pursuit of holiness.
— Jerry Bridges
His moral purity serves to magnify our impurity.
— Jerry Bridges
Many people erroneously think that God can just forgive our sins because He is a loving God. Nothing could be further from the truth. The cross speaks to us not only about our sin but about God's holiness.
— Jerry Bridges
The second truth we must keep in mind is that God is never the author of sin.
— Jerry Bridges
God is perfectly holy, then we can be confident that His actions toward us are always perfect and just.
— Jerry Bridges