In the Spirit's Power - William W. Prescott

While it is true that “He delighteth in mercy” and
“taketh pleasure ... in those that hope in His
mercy,” it is also true that He is “of purer eyes than
to behold evil,” and that He will “execute judgment
and justice in the earth.” God requires that His own
character, as revealed in Christ, should be the
standard of character for His children. “Be ye
therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in
heaven is perfect.” (Matt. 5:48) “But as He which
hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner
of conversation.” (1 Peter 1:15)
And abundant provision has been made in
Christ that the expectation of God for man may be
fully met. For He “hath blessed us with all spiritual
blessings in heavenly places [or things] in Christ,”
and “hath chosen us in Him ... that we should be
holy and without blame before Him in love,” and
“hath made us accepted in the beloved.” (Eph. 1:3,
4, 6) But all this is for a definite purpose. It is that
we “being made free from sin and become servants
to God “ (Rom. 6:22) should be found “righteous
before God, walking in all the commandments and
ordinances of the Lord blameless.” (Luke 1:6)
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