Evidences That Holiness is Attainable

The Bible teaches that holiness is attainable in this life:
1. God commands us to be holy. “Be ye holy, for I am holy.” 1 Peter 1:16 “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your father which is in heaven is perfect.” Matthew 5:48
2. We are exhorted to be holy. “Having, therefore, these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.” 2 Cor 7:1
3. It is expressly promised in the Scriptures. “Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.” Ezekiel 36:25 “Blessed are they which hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they shall be filled. Matthew 5:6
4. That entire sanctification is attainable is evident from the fact that the commands and the promises stand correlated to each other. What God commands, He promises to aid us in doing. If He commands us to “be holy,” He promises, “From all your filthiness, and from all your idols will I cleanse you.” Ezekiel 36:25
5. The possibility of attaining this state is seen in the declarations of Scripture. “To the end that He May establish your hearts  unblamable in holiness before God.” 1 Thess 3:13 “For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.” 1 Thess 4:7
6. Christ and the apostles prayed for it. “Sanctify them through thy truth.” John17:17 “And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly....” 1 Thess 5:23
7. It is the grand object of an established ministry. “And He gave some apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come in the unity of the faith, and the knowledge of the Son of God unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.” Eph 4:11
Entire sanctification is obtainable in this life. Don’t substitute a shallow experience for the reality that awaits you when you meet the Bible conditions for being sanctified wholly. It is the great need of the Church in these perilous times.