Quotes about Holiness
Our people believed every creature had a spark—nitzotz—that which was holy, and we were to show kindness and compassion to all beings, what we called baal chayyim. All animals praise God, as we do, with their songs and their voices. In midwinter, we dedicated a Sabbath to the birds, to offer our gratitude and acknowledge that it is their songs that have taught mankind how to chant and praise the glory of our Creator.
— Alice Hoffman
Anybody can observe the Sabbath, but making it holy surely takes the rest of the week.
— Alice Walker
An important mark of saving faith, then, is that a convert not only wants to be delivered from the corruption of sin, but that he also hungers and thirsts after righteousness and holiness.
— Joel Beeke
The regenerate man loves God, loves holiness, loves the Bible, loves the godly, and loves the thought of going to heaven to commune with God and to leave sin behind forever.
— Joel Beeke
Assurance that does not lead to a more holy walk is a false assurance. The person whose assurance is well-founded, who experiences tru peace and joy, who is busy in the Lord's service and lives in close fellowship with Him, will lead a holy life. A believer cannot persist in high levels of assurance while he continues in low levels of holiness.
— Joel Beeke
You cannot be in Christ and be indifferent to the sin in your life.
— Kevin DeYoung
For the Puritans, the God-centered life meant making the quest for spiritual and moral holiness the great business of life.
— Leland Ryken
Life only works when Jesus is everything and we are fully submitted to Him.
— Louie Giglio
A father's holy life is a rich legacy for his sons.
— Charles Spurgeon
Unceasing prayer is the unbroken union of the soul with God, so that life from God flows into our life; and from our life, purity and holiness flow back to God.
— Ellen White
Real faith invariably produces holiness of heart and righteousness of life.
— AW Tozer
He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.And, behold, I come quickly.
— Anonymous