How can one sustain his/her holiness?

Holiness is sustained if, “Indeed we continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which was preached to every creature under heaven” (Colossians 1:23).

The gospel which was preached to every creature under heaven is, “The hidden mystery of Jesus Christ, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ”. But now has been made manifest, and by the prophetic scriptures has been made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, for obedience to the faith” For, “Had the rulers of this age (Satan and his demons) knew; they would not have crucified the Lord of Glory” (Ephesians 3:4, 9; Romans. 16:25-26; 1Corinthians 2:8).

Holiness is sustained by, “Having a walk worthy of the calling (be holy) with which we have been called,” and having daily confession and communion with God as we have been duly instructed saying; “as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance; but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, "Be holy, for I am holy." (Ephesians 4:1; 1 Peter 1: 15-16; I John 1: 7-10; 2:1-2; Matthew 26: 27-28).

Holiness is a counterpart of righteousness. Like righteousness, it is, “He who practices holiness is holy, even as He (Christ) is holy” (1John 3: 7).

We have been admonished to; “Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord” (Hebrews 12”14).

But the crux of the matter is, how does a person attain holiness? Holiness is the fruit or the result of righteousness as we have been duly instructed saying; “And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness.’

“For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life” (Romans 6:16-23).

So, the question is. What is this act of righteousness that when practice produces holiness and results in everlasting life which is immortality of the physical human body? This act of righteousness that produces holiness is not man’s own righteousness which according to the prophet Iasiah is as filthy rags. Nor is it the righteousness according to the law because it is said plainly that; “by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin” (Isaiah 64:6; Romans 3:20).

So then, what is this act of righteousness that when practice produces holiness and makes one righteous even as Christ Himself is righteous? The act of righteousness that produces holiness is exemplified in the Old Testament which is the copy and shadow of the reality and it is stated thus; “Then Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of meeting. They shall eat those things with which the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them; but an outsider shall not eat them, because they are holy” (Exodus 29:32-33)

In like manner, in our New Testament dispensation it is by eating of the things by which the atonement was made which is the sacrificial body and blood of Jesus that one becomes holy and this state of holiness is a daily requirement for the new creation as prophesied beforehand saying; “that we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us, to perform the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant, the oath which He swore to our father Abraham: To grant us that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, might serve Him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life” (Luke 1:71-75).

Remember, we are to, “Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord,” “And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.” But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life” (Hebrews 12:14; Romans 6:18;22).

So as one can clearly see, it is by being a slave to the act or practice of righteousness that one becomes holy and results in everlasting life which is the immortality of the human body.

So, the question is. are we slaves of righteousness? And remember that, this act of righteousness is not our own righteousness which is as filthy rags before God, neither is it from doing the deeds of the law, for by the deeds of the law shall o flesh shall no flesh be justified in His sight, but by practicing the act of righteousness which makes one righteous even as Christ Himself is righteous.

https://www.amazon.com/author/luciusjoseph

With brotherly love

Lucius Joseph

So the question is, are we slaves of righteousness?