Leviticus 11:45 (NIV) I am the LORD who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.
Luke 1:69, 74-75 (NIV) 69 He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David . . 74 to rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and to enable us to serve him without fear 75 in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
2 Corinthians 7:1 (NIV) Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.
"Our progress in holiness depends on God and ourselves—on God's grace and our will to be holy. We must have a real living determination to reach holiness."—Mother Teresa
A Gift For God. Christianity Today, Vol. 31, no. 17. Elesha Hodge, comp., Today's Best Illustrations – Volumes 1-4, (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1997), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "HOLINESS".
