Part of that image, I believe, is the ability to attain holiness. Even though our holiness is attained though the shed blood of Jesus, we must still live a lifestyle which reflects that holiness. And this we can do if the ultimate goal of holiness (i.e. heaven) means more to us than anything else this life has to offer.
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I must say that I am quite thankful that God doesn’t show me every area of my life that needs attention all at once. And, though I know that I will never attain holiness in this life, that is no excuse to not be pursuing it!
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Paul exposed the utter folly of Jewish efforts to attain to righteousness based on the law. ... To summarize, righteousness, which held so prominent a place among the normative words in Old Testament teaching, occupies a corresponding controlling position in the New Testament. Righteousness is integral to holiness.
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While sin is rampant in the Church, and practical righteousness is spoken of as a dream, God commands us to "stop sinning." Many claim that this is impossible; they say that we cannot stop sinning. ... Holiness Defined...
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The New Testament becomes even more specific as to how we can participate in.God's nature, how we can know his holiness in our lives. ... God himself is at the heart of this gift of his holiness to man. Our sanctification was part of his divine plan designed in eternity before the creation of time and matter.
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It is also true that the deeper sincere believers walk with the Lord, the more they realize how far from holiness they are. Although they watch and pray, keeping themselves pure in all manner of behavior and speech, and continue to grow in thankfulness to Christ for all he has saved them from;
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This principle helps us to appreciate how necessary is the interior life; and, incidentally, it virtually contains the solution of the social question and of the economic crisis which afflicts the world to-day.
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According to the Prophet Muhammad, upon whom be peace, a believer is one with whom one can trust one’s life and property. That is because Islam is a religion of peace. ... Now the question arises as to how, when it is a place of worship for all three religions, it can be freely accessible to all.
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There’s a badge for those who attain it. There are tons of blog posts by people like Merlin Mann and Mark Hurst telling you how to get there. ... How to attain inbox zero with Highrise Tasks Matt Mar 05...
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One may also hear absurd instructions for “opening up spiritual heart” which consist in kowtowing endlessly every day: since in reality kowtows cannot help one attain this. ... (How we can do this is described in the books mentioned above). Development of the spiritual heart starts from the center of the chest,
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