God has saved us in order that we might, as His priests, offer up the spiritual sacrifices of a holy life in obedience to His holy law. Therefore, by the power of the Spirit, as we long for the milk of the word, we shall indeed be able to lay aside malice, guile, hypocrisies, envies and evil speaking. We must, however, as newborn babes, cry out for the milk of God’s word, that we might feed on His truth and so grow more like Christ in holiness, to the glory of His Name. One cannot be a true Christian without having the Spirit-given desire to pursue a perfection of holiness. As we read in Hebrews 12:14,
“Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord”.
Yes, we are saved by grace alone and not by works, but the word of God also declares : No holiness, no heaven.
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Pastor Simpson has been a pastor of a Bible believing, independent Methodist Church for 35 years and now lives in Middlesbrough, UK. He has been and still is an active open air preacher for many years. He is also a Christian author and commentator, applying the Bible to National life both past and present.
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