Inspirational Quotes on Holiness

“The first priority of my life is to be holy, and the second goal of my life is to be a scholar.”

“Resolved, never to do anything which I would be afraid to do if it were the last hour of my life.”

“In the commencement of the spiritual life, our hardest task is to bear with our neighbor; in its progress, with ourselves, and in its end, with God.”

“There are those who have a life they never live. They have come to Christ and thanked Him only for what He did, but do not live in the power of who He is.”

“The moment you come to realize that only God can make a man godly, you are left with no option but to find God, and to know God, and to let God be God in and through you.”

“The One who calls you to a life of righteousness is the One who by our consent lives that life of righteousness through you!”

“To live "to and for yourself" is to "walk after the flesh"! To live "to and for Christ" is to "walk after the Spirit"!”

“Holiness consisteth not in a cowl or in a garment of gray. When God purifies the heart by faith, the market is sacred as well as the sanctuary; neither remaineth there any work or place which is profane.”

“Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.”

“Holiness is not something we are called upon to do in order that we may become something; it is something we are to do because of what we already are.”

“What we count the ills of life are often blessings in disguise, resulting in good to us in the end. Though for the present not joyous but grievous, yet, if received in a right spirit, they work out fruits of righteousness for us at last.”

“Nothing can make a man truly great but being truly good, and partaking of God's holiness.”

“The flower of youth never appears more beautiful than when it bends toward the sun of righteousness.”

“Holiness, not happiness, is the chief end of man.”

“You will never cease to be the most amazed person on earth at what God has done for you on the inside.”

“A saint's life is in the hands of God as a bow and arrow in the hands of an archer. God is aiming at something the saint cannot see; He stretches and strains, and every now and again the saint says, I cannot stand any more. But God does not heed; He goes on stretching until His purpose is in sight, then He lets fly.”

“God has one destined end for mankind - holiness! His one aim is the production of saints. God is not an eternal blessing-machine for men. He did not come to save men out of pity. He came to save men because He had created them to be holy.”

“All earthly delights are sweeter in expectation than in enjoyment; but all spiritual pleasures more in fruition than in expectation.”

“May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.”

“If we comprehend what Christ has done for us, then surely out of gratitude we will strive to live 'worthy' of such great love. We will strive for holiness not to make God love us but because He already does.”