17 February 2020
On Becoming Holy
On Becoming Holy
Every Christian should find for
himself the imperative and incentive to
become holy. If you live without struggle and without hope of becoming
holy, then you are Christians only in name and not in essence. But without
holiness, no one shall see the Lord, that is to say they will not attain eternal
blessedness. It is a trustworthy saying that Jesus Christ came into the world
to save sinners (1 Tim. 1:15). But we deceive ourselves if we think that we are
saved while remaining sinners. Christ saves those sinners by giving them the
means to become saints.
become holy. If you live without struggle and without hope of becoming
holy, then you are Christians only in name and not in essence. But without
holiness, no one shall see the Lord, that is to say they will not attain eternal
blessedness. It is a trustworthy saying that Jesus Christ came into the world
to save sinners (1 Tim. 1:15). But we deceive ourselves if we think that we are
saved while remaining sinners. Christ saves those sinners by giving them the
means to become saints.
St.
Philaret of Moscow
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