Growing in Holiness

"When Jesus would cause holiness to grow, he places us in situations where humility may expand."

George Burrowes
from A Commentary on the Song of Solomon

Growth of the Soul

"The growth of the soul in holiness must be estimated, not by deep excitement, whether of ecstasy or of overwhelming sorrow, not by burning zeal or untiring activity, not by acquaintance with all mysteries and all knowledge, not by giving our goods to feed the poor and our body to be burned; but by the love which beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, edureth all things."

George Burrowes
from A Commentary on the Song of Solomon

To the Young

"To the young: Do not waste your life on trivial pursuits. Fill your hearts with the Scriptures and God's courts with prayer."

Paul Washer

True Holiness

"When people talk of having received 'such a blessing', and of having found 'the higher life', after hearing some earnest advocate of 'holiness by faith and self-consecration', while their friends and families see no improvement and no increased sanctity in their daily tempers and behaviours, immense harm is done to the cause of Christ. True holiness, we surely ought to remember, does not consist merely of inward sensations and impressions. It is much more than tears and sighs and bodily excitement and a quickened pulse and a passionate feeling of attachment to our own favourite preachers and our own religious party and a readiness to quarrel with everyone who does not agree with us. It is something of the 'image of Christ', which can be seen and observed by others in our private life and habits and character and doings (Rom 8:29)."

J. C. Ryle from Holiness

Take Ten Looks at Christ

"For every look at self, take ten looks at Christ."

Robert Murray M'Cheyne

Be Careful

"Those who boast about their purity of doctrine must be careful to see that it is accompanied by holy living. Do you think that your understanding of God's Word is better than that of many others? Do you live by that Word? Does your conduct match your orthodoxy? Unbelievers draw conclusions about the character of God from the way that you live."

Stuart Olyott
from The Gospel as it Really Is

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Take This Rule

"Take this rule: whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God, or takes off the relish of spiritual things; in short, whatever increases the strength and authority of your body over mind, that thing is sin to you, however innocent it may be in itself."

Susanna Wesley

What are we doing?

"It matters little what we wish and what we hope and what we desire to do before we die. What are we now? What are we doing? Are we sanctified or not? If not, the fault is all our own."

J. C. Ryle,
from Holiness