ATTEMPT TO BE HOLY IS A WASTE OF TIME

Don't try to be holy but know how to be holy

Holiness is not "Clean yourself up then come to Jesus" but rather "Come to Jesus just as you are then He will clean you up."Rick warren

Gal 5:4: Message bible

I suspect you would never intend this, but this is what happens. When you attempt to live by your own religious plans and projects, you are cut off from Christ, you fall out of grace

Holiness is an understanding about finished work of Christ Jesus on the cross

1 Cor 1:30 :KJV

But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

Holiness is a great freedom

Gal 5:14 : Message Bible

For everything we know about God's Word is summed up in a single sentence: Love others as you love yourself. That's an act of true freedom

Holiness is a heavenly spiritual blessing in Love

Eph 1:4 : Message Bible

Long before he laid down earth's foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love.

Holiness takes away fear of death

1 John 4:16-18

God is love. When we take up permanent residence in a life of love, we live in God and God lives in us. 17 This way, love has the run of the house, becomes at home and mature in us, so that we're free of worry on Judgment Day — our standing in the world is identical with Christ's. 18 There is no room in love for fear. Well-formed love banishes fear. Since fear is crippling, a fearful life — fear of death, fear of judgment — is one not yet fully formed in love

OUR LIFE TIME ON EARTH IS TO INVEST IN ETERNITY

He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep

to gain what he cannot lose"

Jim Elliot.

All are working knowingly or unknowingly their way up toward a permanent residence at the highest level of life.

John 14:2 In My Father's house there are many dwelling places (homes)

The spiritual state of being we have on Earth is the spiritual state we take with us to heaven.We do not go to heaven. We grow to heaven here on Earth.

Prov 24:3-4 AMP

Through skillful and godly Wisdom is a house (a life, a home, a family) built, and by understanding it is established [on a sound and good foundation], And by knowledge shall its chambers [of every area] be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

Eccl 8:6 There is a right time and a right way to do everything, but we know so little.

Good News Bible

Lack of prayer is the cause of lack of time. P Kreeft