Hi,
I am not sure what happened as I was sure I entered the last two posts on this subject, but I don't find them, so I will add them here as the conclusion to "The Holiness of God."
17. If we have taken these steps that lead to righteousness: faith, hope, love, joy, and peace, to arrive at the entrance to ‘holiness,’ what is the next step? --- Paul said in 1 Corinthians 15:50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. 54 So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” --- It seems then that we cannot obtain holiness while in our mortal body, but we ‘enter into holiness’ as we pass from death into eternal life. --- So, let’s face it. “We have to die to win.” --- We lay down our worn out body, and enter a new one.
18. This is my understanding of how we were brought into life, being separated from God, and shut out from His Holiness. --- Then the way was made for mankind through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross for sin, to bring believers back to a right relationship with God. --- Through the resurrection of Christ, we have the promise of eternal life in God’s kingdom of holiness, --- the position that Adam and Eve lost. --- Is that not right? --- This doesn’t solve the problem of man’s inhumanity to man which is so prevalent in our world today, but as Christians, we are to Love God and love our neighbors as ourselves. --- So from the time we become Christians we are to do the work that He gives us to do. --- It says in Ephesians 2:10 "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them." --- So Christianity comes with a work schedule.
I had thought to make this a discussion, but if there are no questions or comments, we will leave it here. Blessings.