- Commanded Le 11:45; 20:7; Eph 5:8; Col 3:12; Ro 12:1
- CHRIST
- Desires for his people Joh 17:17
- Effects, in his people Eph 5:25-27
- An example of Heb 7:26; 1Pe 2:21,22
- The character of God, the standard of Le 19:2; 1Pe 1:15,16; Eph 5:1
- The character of Christ, the standard of Ro 8:29; 1Jo 2:6; Php 2:5
- The gospel the way of Isa 35:8
- Necessary to God's worship Ps 24:3,4
- None shall see God without Eph 5:5; Heb 12:14
- SAINTS
- Elected to Ro 8:29; Eph 1:4
- Called to 1Th 4:7; 2Ti 1:9
- New created in Eph 4:24
- Possess 1Co 3:17; Heb 3:1
- Have their fruit to Ro 6:22
- Should follow after Heb 12:14
- Should serve God in Lu 1:74,75
- Should yield their members as instruments of Ro 6:13,19
- Should present their bodies to God in Ro 12:1
- Should have their conversation in 1Pe 1:15; 2Pe 3:11
- Should continue in Lu 1:75
- Should seek perfection in 2Co 7:1
- Shall be presented to God in Col 1:22; 1Th 3:13
- Shall continue in, for ever Re 22:11
- Behaviour of aged women should be as becomes Tit 2:3
- Promise to women who continue in 1Ti 2:15
- Promised to the Church Isa 35:8; Ob 1:17; Zec 14:20,21
- Becoming to the Church Ps 93:5
- The Church is the beauty of 1Ch 16:29; Ps 29:2
- The word of God the means of producing Joh 17:17; 2Ti 3:16,17
- IS THE RESULT OF
- The manifestation of God's grace Tit 2:3,11,12
- Subjection to God Ro 6:22
- God's keeping Joh 17:15
- Union with Christ Joh 15:4,5; 17:9
- Required in prayer 1Ti 2:8
- MINISTERS SHOULD
- Possess Tit 1:8
- Avoid everything inconsistent with Le 21:6; Isa 52:11
- Be examples of 1Ti 4:12
- Exhort to Heb 12:14; 1Pe 1:14-16
- MOTIVES TO
- The glory of God Joh 15:8; Php 1:11
- The love of Christ 2Co 5:14,15
- The mercies of God Ro 12:1,2
- The dissolution of all things 2Pe 3:11
- Chastisements are intended to produce, in saints Heb 12:10; Jas 1:2,3
- Should lead to separation from the wicked Nu 16:21,26; 2Co 6:17,18
- The wicked are without 1Ti 1:9; 2Ti 3:2
- Exemplified
- David Ps 86:2
- Israel Jer 2:3
- John the Baptist Mr 6:20
- Prophets Lu 1:70
- Paul 1Th 2:10
- Wives of Patriarchs 1Pe 3:5
The New Topical Text Book
Holiness
The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.