Holiness

My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous.

But God’s love has most certainly been perfected in whoever keeps his word. This is how we know that we are in him:

If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.

Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.

Whoever remains in him doesn’t sin. Whoever sins hasn’t seen him and doesn’t know him. Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. He who sins is of the devil, for the devil…

For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith.

Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

We know that whoever is born of God doesn’t sin, but he who was born of God keeps himself, and the evil one doesn’t touch him.

Little children, keep yourselves from idols.

The elder, to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all those who know the truth,

The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.

These are those who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are those who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were redeemed by Jesus from among men, the first fruits to God and to the Lamb.

In their mouth was found no lie, for they are blameless.

I heard another voice from heaven, saying, “Come out of her, my people, that you have no participation in her sins, and that you don’t receive of her plagues,

It was given to her that she would array herself in bright, pure, fine linen: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.

For I am Yahweh who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

“ ‘Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am Yahweh your God.

For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

Sanctify them in your truth. Your word is truth.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it; that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word, that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously,…

For such a high priest was fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

For you were called to this, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps,