The challenge of holiness
Faustino de Jesús Zamora Vargas
SUMMARY: Holiness is not just being consecrated for God's service, but also involves deviating from everything that is not holy and fleeing from temptation and sin. The Christian must sanctify themselves and have an irreproachable behavior, avoiding the passions of the flesh and submitting entirely to God. The holiness of the Christian is the will of God and is a work of the Holy Spirit. Holiness is sought and practiced, and it is not enough to just be separated or consecrated for God's service. The expression of our Christian walk must be in line with God's will and include humility, love, dedication to others, and a permanent flight from sin. Holiness is brotherly love, not just appearance and vanity. Our way of life should earn the respect of those who are not believers and not depend on anyone.
Holiness is not only being consecrated for the service of God, but also means deviating from everything that is not holy, in obedience, and therefore fleeing from temptation and sin to which we will always be exposed in the process of spiritual growth. The Christian must sanctify himself, that is to say consecrate himself, but this is not enough. He also needs that such a consecration implicitly carried an irreproachable, testimonial behavior, of a lover of the things of God, that avoids the passions of the flesh and submits entirely to Him.
Paul exhorted Timothy to exercise a Christian life divorced from all that was not holy: "If someone keeps himself clean, he will become a noble vessel, sanctified, useful for the Lord and prepared for every good work" (2 Tim 2 :twenty-one).
Paul exhorted Timothy to exercise a Christian life divorced from all that was not holy: "If someone keeps himself clean, he will become a noble vessel, sanctified, useful for the Lord and prepared for every good work" (2 Tim 2 :twenty-one).
