Rev. Selwyn Hughes states that 'people who were close to God thought more about His holiness than about any other nature of God.' "Holiness is the distinctive nature of God" says theologian J.Mulienburg.
And people of God cannot approach the throne of grace by forgetting/being casual about this nature of God. Our God is holy and He has called us to holiness.
1 Peter 1:15 (New American Standard Bible)
but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior;
Holiness is not an option for Christians (born-again believers). Without holiness we cannot relate to God. We cannot become holy ourselves. We will be made holy only when we live with integrity and seek God to make us holy and more like Him.
Hebrews 12:14 (New American Standard Bible)
Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord.
May we never take holiness casually or consider it optional assuming that we can go on in our relationship with the Lord without it...
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