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REASONS FOR BEING HOLY

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Publishing Committee · Rochester, N. Y. · Oct 17, 1854

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 6, No. 10.

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REASONS FOR BEING HOLY.

By Albert Barnes

A man who has been redeemed by the blood of the Son of God should be pure. He who is an heir of life should be holy. He who is attended by celestial beings, and who is soon—he knows not how soon—to be translated to heaven, should be holy. Are angels my attendants? Then I should walk worthy of my companionship. Am I soon to go and dwell with angels? Then I should be pure. Are these feet soon to tread the courts of heaven? Is this tongue soon to unite with heavenly beings in praising God? Are these eyes of mine soon to look on the throne of eternal glory, and on the ascended Redeemer? Then these feet and these eyes and these lips should be pure and holy; and I should be dead to the world and live for heaven.
[ALBERT BARNES.