It is of the nature of holiness to unite with whatever is like itself. It flies on eagle's wings to meet its own image. Accordingly the soul, so long as it is stained with sin, has an affinity with what is sinful. But when it is purified from iniquity, it ascends boldly upward and rests, by the impulse of its own being, in the bosom of its God. The element of separation is taken away, and a union, strong, sincere, and lasting, necessarily takes place.
"He, that is joined unto the Lord, is one spirit." — 1 Cor. vi. 17.
— Religious Maxims (1846) XXXV.
What a great description of the true Christian life. Overall there does not seem to be many who have grasped this. 'my people are destroyed through lack of knowledge' comes to my mind. There seems to be a very large portion of Christians who are preoccupied with sin and who believe they still have the sin nature. I remember the struggle I had years ago before God broke me through to the knowledge of Holiness. If lack of knowledge is the problem then The Lord is looking to us to teach it.
ReplyDeletePeople say the holiness movement is dead — and I understand that. But, it is time for the message to arise again from the ashes. It is needed. And, it is a hope-filled message!
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