We Must Allow The Bible To Say

The Pursuit Of Holiness Is A Joint Venture Between God And The Christian. No One Can Attain Any Degree Of Holiness Without God Working In His Life, But Just As Surely No One Will Attain It Without Effort On His Own Part.

...god Has Made Provision For Our Holiness. Through Christ He Has Delivered Us From Sin's Reign So That We Now Can Resist Sin. But The Responsibility For Resisting Is Ours. God Does Not Do That For Us. To Confuse The Potential For Resisting (which God Provided) With The Responsibility For Resisting (which Is Ours) Is To Court Disaster In Our Pursuit Of Holiness.

Love Provides The Motive For Obeying The Commands Of The Law, But The Law Provides Specific Direction For Exercising Love.

The Level Of Our Obedience Is Most Often Determined By The Behavior Standard Of Other Christians Around Us.

Some Days We May Be More Acutely Conscious Of Our Sinfulness And Hence More Aware Of Our Need Of His Grace, But There Is Never A Day When We Can Stand Before Him On Our Own Two Feet Of Performance, When We Are Worthy Enough To Deserve His Blessing.