16/06/2026
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"๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ข๐ช๐ฅ: '๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐บ, ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐บ, ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐บ ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต๐ด; ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ช๐ด ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ช๐ด ๐จ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ!'" ๐๐ด๐ข๐ช๐ข๐ฉ 6:3
"๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ด๐ช๐น ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด, ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ข๐บ, '๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐บ, ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ญ๐บ, ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ญ๐บ, ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐บ, ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ!" ๐๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ 4:8
It is clear: the God of Isaiah 6:3 in the Old Testament is still the God of Revelation 4:8 - Father, Son and Holy Spirit - the Most Holy Trinity! Notice how His single most prominent attribute and nature remains unchanged through the epochs, from the beginning unto the end - "Holy", raised to power Three infinities!
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One of the most persistent errors of modern Christianity is the belief that because God is loving, He has somehow lowered His standards because grace abounds. Some assume holiness is now optional, as if God has somehow lowered His cut-off mark. Because salvation is by faith, many conclude sanctification is negotiable.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
The God of Genesis is the God of Revelation. The God who walked in Eden with Adam is the God who sits upon the throne surrounded by seraphim crying, "Holy, holy, holy." The central attribute most repeatedly proclaimed of God in Scripture is not His power, wisdom, mercy, or even His love. It is His holiness.
The Bible never says God is power, power, power.
It never says God is mercy, mercy, mercy.
But it does say:
"Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts." - Isaiah 6:3
The standard has not changed because the Standard Himself has not changed.
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"For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would." - Galatians 5:17
Galatians 5:17 reveals a reality every honest Christian knows. Salvation does not eliminate the conflict between flesh and spirit. It initiates it, and this makes holiness difficult, but attainable.
Before conversion, the sinner may occasionally feel guilt, but there is no sustained warfare. After conversion, however, a civil war erupts within the soul. The regenerated spirit desires God. The flesh desires self, especially itself. The Spirit pulls upward while the flesh pulls downward.
The first sign of physical life at birth is drawing breath. Babies born without that primary function are given tactile stimulation, not always gently (often held aloft by both feet and dealt a sharp slap to the bare back while hanging upside down), until the ebb and flow of life is established in them.
Likewise, the struggle for holiness between the spirit and flesh of the regenerated soul is itself the primary evidence of spiritual life.
Dead men do not fight, so the fact that the believer feels conviction, battles temptation, grieves over sin and yearns for righteousness is proof that another nature has taken residence within him.
Ultimately, the issue is not whether the battle exists - it is which side wins. Know this and know peace: holiness is not the absence of conflict, it is victory in conflict.
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One of the most dangerous misunderstandings of grace is treating it as permission rather than empowerment. Grace does not lower God's expectations - it enables mortal men to meet them.
The Cross saved us from both the penalty of sin and the dominion of sin.
"For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace." - Romans 6:14
That is why Scripture insists that our lifestyle attain and maintain holiness.
"Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof." - Romans 6:12
Christ did not die simply to get us into heaven one day. More than anything, He died to make us holy today.
"Be ye holy; for I am holy." - 1 Peter 1:16
The New Testament consistently links salvation with transformation - not because holiness earns salvation but because salvation produces holiness.
A fruit tree does not become an apple tree by producing apples. It produces apples because it is an apple tree. Likewise, holiness is not the root of salvation. It is the fruit of salvation.
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Modern believers often seek God's blessing more than God's likeness. We pray for promotion, so God works on pride. We pray for success, and God goes to work on our integrity. We pray for open doors, and God works on obedience.
"Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God." - 2 Corinthians 7:1
Christ is both Saviour and Pattern for the believer. Without doubt, the greatest objective of God in the life of the believer is not comfort but conformity to the image of His Son.
"For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son..." - Romans 8:29
God's goal is that heaven begins to show through us while we live - not merely that we go to heaven when we die.
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Many people define holiness only by what it avoids - no drinking, no immorality, no corruption, no profanity, among other prohibitions. Certainly, holiness includes separation from sin, yet biblical holiness is not merely separation from those "...weak and miserable forces" (Galatians 4:9). It is dedication to Someone.
The vessels in the Temple were holy not because they were morally superior to ordinary utensils. They were holy because they were reserved exclusively for God's use. That is the essence of holiness.
A holy life is a life reserved for God. It is the product of:
โข A holy mind which thinks differently because it belongs to God.
โข A holy tongue which speaks differently because it belongs to God.
โข A holy body which behaves differently because it belongs to God.
โข A holy wallet which spends differently because it belongs to God.
Thus, a holy child of God governs his life differently because he belongs to God.
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One reason holiness has become unpopular is that eternity has become distant in our thinking, yet Scripture repeatedly reminds believers that they will give account for their stewardship, not their salvation.
The matter of human salvation through the sacrifice of Christ was settled at Calvary. We are now to account for what was done in the body. In other words, our stewardship, obedience and faithfulness.
The New Testament speaks often of rewards, crowns, accountability and the judgment seat of Christ, so a believer who remembers eternity lives differently from one who is intoxicated with the present age.
It is important to remind ourselves again that the fear of God is not terror. It is reverent awareness that every thought, word, motive and deed matters.
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Some hear messages on holiness and immediately despair.
"Nobody can live like that."
True.
Nobody can in his own strength.
That is precisely why the Holy Spirit was given.
The Christian life is not difficult, but it is impossible without divine help. That help is the same Holy Spirit who raised Christ from the dead and now lives within the believer.
The command to be holy is accompanied by the power to become holy.
"But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His Name..." - John 1:12
Holiness, like the dawn after a dark night, is incremental. It does not dawn instantly. It does not blaze perfectly. Yet progressively, day by day, decision by decision, battle by battle, some lost, hopefully many more won, victory by victory, it grows and takes over.
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The greatest need of the Church today is HOLINESS - not better marketing, larger buildings, more sophisticated technology or greater political influence.
It is HOLINESS, for whenever God's people become holy, His power follows - provoking revival, bringing conviction and salvation to men until transformation shows in societies.
The world admires talent, celebrates charisma and rewards influence - but heaven still honours holiness. The early Church conquered the Roman Empire without wealth, influence, social media, television or political connections. What they possessed in abundance, to the extent that we too can attain, was holiness.
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"And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all He has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice - the kind He will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship Him." - Romans 12:1
Culture, technology, politics, fashion - even much of what passes for Christianity may have changed in our age - but God's standard has not, and cannot, change.
The battle described in Galatians 5:17 still rages within every believer. The flesh still resists. The Spirit still calls. The choice remains before every Christian every day - to choose holiness, or not.
Child of God, whatever you do choose, remember this cold, hard truth:
"Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity." - 2 Timothy 2:19
Holiness is not an outdated doctrine. It is not legalism. It is not religious extremism. It is the normal Christian life. The standard of God remains holiness and the enduring duty of men remains the pursuit and attainment of it.
"For this is the will of God, even your sanctification..." - 1 Thessalonians 4:3