The Beauty of True Holiness and Moral Purity

True holiness is the reflection of God’s glory and is obtained through the presence of God in Christ abiding in the soulST March 30, 1904, par. 5+1. It is a state of moral purity that involves a transformation of the mind, heart, and body, making them a fit temple for the Holy Spirit2MR 27.2+1. This experience is within reach of all who reach for it by faith in Christ's merits rather than their own works7BC 908.14. Genuine holiness is always accompanied by humility; those who are truly holy are the last to boast of their own goodness and instead have a deep sense of their own unworthiness when beholding the perfection of God4BC 1140.2+2.

...es to us, ever saying. Holier, holier still. And ever our answer is to be, Yes, Lord, holier still. Holiness is within the reach of all who reach for it by faith, not because of their good works, but because of Christ's merits. Di...— 7BC 908.14 (1957)

...his will, pure, elevated, refined, and sanctified. His countenance reveals the light of heaven. His body is a fit temple for the Holy Spirit. Holiness adorns his character. God can commune with him, for soul and body are in harmony with God.—Letter 139, 1898, p. 13...— 2MR 27.2 (1987)

God's promise is, “Ye shall be holy; for I am holy.” Holiness is the reflection of God's glory. But in order to reflec...— ST March 30, 1904, par. 5 (1874)

No one who claims holiness is really holy. Those who are registered as holy in the books of Heaven are not aware of the fact, and are the las...— NL 57.1 (1972)

...esence of God in Christ in that day, and the encouragement that comes to us in the thought is that, as the presence of God in Christ in the day hallowed that day, so his presence in us makes us holy. And the Sabbath is holy because God in Christ has made it holy by putting his presence in that day...— GCDB February 11, 1893, page 221.4

...dquo; And it declares that without holiness no man shall see the Lord. 1 Peter 1:16+1. Complete holiness as seen in God and Christ is to be perfect in a moral sense. It is to be “pure in heart, temper, and disposition;” free from sin, or sinful affecti...— GCB December 1895, page 607.2

...the Lord your God am holy” - “This is the will of God, even your sanctification.” All the divine ordinances are fitted to promote holiness; inward and outward holiness. “O my soul, come and worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.&rdquo— ARSH October 9, 1856, page 179.4

May you find great joy and peace as you seek to walk in the beauty of holiness 1 Chronicles 16:29. God has chosen you to be holy and without blame before Him in love Ephesians 1:4. As you meditate on His goodness, may His presence transform you into His image from glory to glory 2 Corinthians 3:18.