Dr Paul Allen

English: Isaiah; illustration from a Bible card published by the Providence Lithograph Company (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) God ’s Holiness Is Difficult to Define Holiness is a difficult term to define. Most Christians know that a dimension of holiness is God ’s set-apartness, his being essentially different from everyone and everything else, but there is far more to it than that. I thought I would be able to just find an R.C. Sproul book, quote his definition of God’s holiness , and be done with it. It was not so simple. In the end, the best I could do is speak about some small fragments of what it means that God is holy . This shouldn’t be surprising, of course. If holiness is very near the heart of what it means for God to be God, it would make sense that it will be difficult for finite minds to understand and to distil to just a few words. What does it mean that God is holy ? Entire books would not come close to exhausting it. It means that God is different from everythin

StJohnsAshfield StainedGlass Baptism (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Sanctification as “an inward spiritual work which the Lord Jesus Christ works in a person by the Holy Ghost , when He calls him to be a true believer.” There are twelve propositions concerning  sanctification . It is a result of your union with Christ . “The branch which bears no fruit is no living branch of the vine. The faith which has not a sanctifying influence on the character is no better than the faith of devils.” It is a necessary consequence of your regeneration . “Where there is no sanctification there is no regeneration.” It is the only certain evidence that you have been indwelt by the Holy Spirit . “The seal that the Spirit stamps on Christ ’s people is sanctification.” It is the only sure mark that you have been elected by God . “Elect men and women may be known and distinguished by holy lives.” It is a reality that will always be visible . Your “sanctification will be something felt and seen, t