Holiness Of God Quotes

“God knew man would evolve. People think some of the Old Testament laws are absurd now because we live in a very different culture, a different time period. They had their problems and we have ours. God is constant but man is not, and he foreknew the ever-changing world his people would have to deal with; therefore, and if there is indeed an omniscient God, a Christ-like figure would be our only rational, possible connection to a constant, holy God throughout the evolution of culture and social law. The only answer that makes sense when it comes to relevance regarding religions and time periods is Christ, and the chances are slim that men could have invented it.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“Some days you feel like you're the worst of sinners; others like you're the most righteous person on earth. I am convinced that the former is when you're closest to God.”
― Criss Jami, Healology

“The aim is to love God because the pure heart loves loving God and because the true mind knows He deserves it. Unlike the accusations and beliefs of the critics and skeptics, it is neither an obligation of duty; nor a fear of damnation; nor a wish for power; nor a desire to appear more righteous than others; nor because God needs it; but because through all love, truth, reason, faith, honesty, and joy in and beyond oneself and the universe, He is worthy.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“He regards it as the highest insult for the wicked to boast of His covenant while profaning His sacred Name by their whole lives.”
― John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, 2 Vols

“The creation of man is evidence for the love of God, the preservation of man is evidence for the patience of God, and Christ is evidence for the forgiveness of God. It is when we are wrapped up in our own little peeves that we begin to displace His benevolence with malevolence.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“Prayer finds its source in God's holiness and it is at the same time our response to this holiness.”
― John Paul II, Gift and Mystery: On the Fiftieth Anniversary of My Priestly Ordination

“The ironic fact is that humanism which began with man's being central eventually had no real meaning for people. On the other hand, if one begins with the Bible's position that man is created by God and in the image of God, there is a basis for that person's dignity.”
― Francis August Schaeffer, How Should We Then Live? The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture

“Men in prayer give greater license to their unlawful desires than if they were telling jocular tales among their equals.”
― John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, 2 Vols

“Pop stars AREN'T cool. Cheating on your husband or your wife isn't cool. Having no modesty with your body and no self-respect is NOT cool. It doesn't matter how pretty someone's voice is, or if they SAY they are Christian, God calls us to modesty and faithfulness, so we need to be careful to not idolize anyone that goes way off of what God wants.”
― Lisa Bedrick, Relationships

“God loves each person, I believe; although, just like we do in our private homes, He reserves His kingdom only for those whom He enjoys.”
― Criss Jami, Healology

“To me, many of what seemed to be Bible contradictions only pointed to the grace of Christ. It is not so much a rule book on how to be holy as it is a prophecy of the One who can make you holy. In this, I see God as the least bigoted of all in existence: While men always, in their hearts, delight in vengeance for being wronged, God is the only Being who wants to free you from the penalty of His own laws.”
― Criss Jami, Healology

“The talk of sin is of course to many a big turn-off; to others, an even bigger myth - because in reality, sin is like the spiritual equivalent of a microscopic parasite, or a virus, or better yet even, an infectious disease. And just as one might never know of, until visiting a competent doctor, the tiny pathogens progressively eroding one's body, so we might never know that in sin we are eroding our being and losing direction until hearing the Word of God rightfully applied. Therefore I ask, which of the doctors would then be the more competent: the one who finds the problem and gives the solution, or the one who willfully ignores the problem (or rather finds the problem when it is much too late)? Seldom does anyone write off the knowledge of medicine for the physical body as primitive practice, so neither must the knowledge of the Word of God for one's spiritual well-being remain written off as primitive practice - quite the opposite really. As it is written thus: 'Lean not on your own understanding.”
― Criss Jami, Healology

“Both glory and dominion last forever but glory is for God and dominion is for mankind.”
― Oscar Auliq-Ice

“God's judgment is not like man's judgment. It is not a suspension of His Love but an extension of His Love. His justice is always righteous, so His judgment is always Love.”
― Criss Jami, Healology

“God can use impure vessels to serve his holiness”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity

“Sure, some of us humans might be angry at a sovereign God about Hell, but know that that is about as meaningful as a few germs being angry at humans about bleach.”
― Criss Jami, Healology

“We make each decision to abandon the practice of holiness because we don’t believe that God is present now or because we don’t believe he’ll show up later.”
― Mark E. Moore, Core 52: A Fifteen-Minute Daily Guide to Build Your Bible IQ in a Year

“The idea that holiness is received, not achieved, shouldn’t come as a shock. Every one of us does the same thing with ordinary objects. Take a toothbrush, for example. It’s an ordinary object that has dozens of potential uses. Yet once you put it in your mouth, you’re protective of anyone else using it for anything else. Or take an ordinary bolt of white linen fabric, fashion it into a garment, drape it on a bride, and it becomes unthinkable to wear it on a morning jog. Why? Because when ordinary objects are sanctified for special service, they become “out of bounds”—or to use biblical terminology, “holy.” Just to ensure we’re on the same page before moving on, let me restate this as clearly as I can: You are holy not because of your performance but because of God’s proclamation. You don’t become holy though religious rites. You don’t develop holiness through sheer discipline. You become holy the millisecond God places his hand on you and says “Mine.”
― Mark E. Moore, Core 52: A Fifteen-Minute Daily Guide to Build Your Bible IQ in a Year

“Men are beastly and natural, and when touched by God, the One who is supernatural, they become as 'mythical creatures' - only more true and just, and therefore all the meeker.”
― Criss Jami

“Although at times I might fail, still, I shall try to wish well and not Hell on even my worst enemy: this is so because no person deserves Hell for sinning against a sinner, but all persons deserve Hell for sinning against a perfectly holy God.”
― Criss Jami

“There was once a very, very proud man who sought, with all of his might, to beat God the Almighty in something...anything. He tried everything imaginable, but always, he failed miserably. His efforts continued to no avail, until one day he heard a voice, and it said, 'God is an awful sinner...' Desperate to win at something, he chose to listen to the voice. He chose sin. He out-sinned God with flying colors, and laughed until his heart stopped beating. Ultimately, his victory against God claimed his life; because sin leads only to Death.”
― Criss Jami

“Sin clings to the temporal; Holiness seeks the eternal.”
― Prasanth Jonathan