Quotes about Holiness
A priest is a priest, no matter where she happens to be. Her job is to recognize the holiness in things and hold them up to God. Her job is to speak in ways that help other people recognize the holiness in things too.
— Barbara Brown Taylor
Whoever you are, you are human. Wherever you are, you live in the world, which is just waiting for you to notice the holiness in it. So welcome to your own priesthood, practiced at the altar of your own life. The good news is that you have everything you need to begin.
— Barbara Brown Taylor
Matter matters to God. The most ordinary things are drenched in divine possibility. Pronouncing blessings upon them is the least we can do.
— Barbara Brown Taylor
There is absolutely no power in our human effort to live holy. It is only by His grace. And the result of receiving grace is we get better at living like Christ, which is something we all want, right?
— Joyce Meyer
Pure, holy simplicity confounds all the wisdom of this world and the wisdom of the flesh.
— St. Francis Of Assisi
The Bible is plain that God requires moral perfection. It tells us unambiguously that God is holy and therefore cannot tolerate any hint of unholiness.
— Tullian Tchividjian
The Light of My Presence is shining upon you, in benedictions of Peace. Let My Light shine in you; don't dim it with worries or fears. Holiness is letting Me live through you.
— Sarah Young
TAKE TIME TO BE HOLY. The word holy does not mean goody-goody; it means set apart for sacred use.
— Sarah Young
the earth is radiantly alive with My Presence.
— Sarah Young
When you praise Me, your Joy increases, as does your awareness of My holy Presence. Your body may or may not be mightily engaged in this endeavor, but I see into your heart. That is where the ultimate celebration of My Presence takes place.
— Sarah Young
To those who pursue righteousness Jesus promises "they will be filled," and the word "filled" means "sated," "slaked," "bloated," or "filled to overflowing." The metaphor expresses absolute and utter satisfaction: they will find a kingdom society where love, peace, justice, and holiness shape the entirety of creation.
— Scot McKnight
Purity is not the same as morality but is about who or what is fit for the temple, and so classifications are made.
— Scot McKnight