The New Life
Words of God for young disciples of Christ by Andrew Murray 1891 Vintage book from internet archives
Words of God for young disciples of Christ
by Andrew Murray
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Holiness.<br />
sin, -whereby He keeps Himself free from sin, and<br />
in love makes others also free from it. It is as<br />
the Holy One of Israel that He is the Redeemer, and<br />
that He dwells in the midst of His people.^ Redemption<br />
is given to bring us to Himself and to the fellowship<br />
of His holiness. We cannot possibly have<br />
part in the love and salvation of God if we are not<br />
holy as He is holy.'^ Young Christians, be holy.<br />
And what is this holiness that I must have ? Answer<br />
: Of God are ye in Christ who of God is made<br />
unto you sanctification. Christ is your sanctification<br />
the life of Christ in you is your holiness.* In Christ<br />
you are sanctified ;<br />
you are holy. In Christ you must<br />
still be sanctified; the glory of Christ must penetrate<br />
your whole life.<br />
Holiness is more than purity. In Scripture we see<br />
that cleansing precedes holiness.* Cleansing is the<br />
taking away of that which is wrong ; liberation from<br />
sin. Holiness is the filling with that which is good,<br />
divine, with the disposition of Jesus. Conformity to<br />
Him—this is holiness : separation from the spirit of<br />
the world; the being filled with the presence of the<br />
Holy God—this is holiness. <strong>The</strong> tabernacle was<br />
holy because God dwelt there ; we are holy, as God's<br />
temple, after we have the indwelling of God. Christ's<br />
life in us is our holiness.*<br />
And how do we become holy ? By the sanctification<br />
1 Ex. XV. II ; Isa. xii. 6, xli. 14, xliii, 15, xlix. 7, IviL 15. Hos.<br />
xi.9.<br />
2 Isa. X. 17 ; Heb. xiii. 14. ' i Cor. i. 2 ; Eph. v. sf.<br />