Be Faithful! Be Full of Faith! Part 6

A disciple of Christ will reflect the character of God. In 1 Peter 1:16 God says, “Be ye holy; for I am holy.” God is holy and Jesus was without sin and no deceit was found in Him, 1 Peter 2:22. Holiness is a New Testament teaching and has become a serious issue in the 21^st century church. If we believe and accept the Bible, we must declare that Holiness is an absolute in the Body of Christ. The Body of Christ, which is the Bride of Christ, will be presented to Christ without spot or wrinkle or any such thing. The Bride will be presented in Holiness. Eph. 5:25, “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.” (See The Message, chapter 5 – The Body of Christ will be Ready / Unbelievers will not be Ready. Available at Amazon.com)