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A certain and positive knowledge of the will of the Lord brings liberty and freedom into the life of the believer. His will and requirements for the reception of His plan and blessings in our daily life is recorded in His Word. Therefore we search the scriptures that we might be molded and formed spiritually into His likeness. Those whom we love we seek to please in every possible way. The same is true of our approaching the Lord. We are thoroughly convinced of His existence and His presence in our hearts brings total assurance, that He is and gives rewards to those who will diligently seek him. Heb. 11:6 Total devotion to Him, which is compared to the full commitment of a soldier to his duties, is necessary in order to fully enter into all that the Lord has prepared for those who love Him and seek to please Him. There are not overwhelmed with the things of this life and are totally dedicated to a life in the Spirit which is pleasing to the Lord who has chosen and called them. 2 Tim. 2:4.
Everyone who has been saved has entered into a process of spiritual growth.
We are not brought into Christ because we were good or doing good works, for He has concluded all under sin, that He might have mercy upon us all. Gal. 3:22 Salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ is the gift of God to all who will believe in His atoning work and receive it as a means of pardon from their sin. The ultimate of His purpose in His church is to bring her to a place where the fullness of His glory might be resident in her. She has been called to manifest His holiness in every aspect of her being. Be ye holy; for I am holy. 1 Pet. 1:15-16 The seriousness of this subject may be measured by the Word of the Lord. What are His Divine requirements? The declaration of the Word is; Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord. Heb. 12:14.
Holiness is a subject which is challenged and will always be, by those who would live a life of compromise. Nevertheless, the promises of the Lord are made to, and accomplished in, those who pursue the ways of the Lord in order to attain to the high calling which is in the Lord Jesus. Paul challenged the Corinthian church and consequently all who would be members of the body of Christ to perfect holiness, in the fear of the Lord for in doing so, we give honor to Him. 2 Cor. 7:1 His work of redemption in us does not produce a minor change but is the beginning of a major and complete change culminating in a people who bare the likeness and nature of the Lord Jesus. He became one with us that we might become one with Him. Heb. 2:17.