Make Every Effort To Be Holy
Hebrews 12:14-17
Key Verse 12:14
“Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.”
We are still talking about the race the apostle told us about at the start. We’re still talking about the Christian life we are called to live and experience suffering in the process. But if we suffer for living the Christian life, the apostle reminds us that our sufferings are neither a punishment, nor a mistake nor a misfortune, but rather they are the love of God for us expressed in holy discipline of those he considers sons and daughters. He told us: “Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons … No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but … Read the rest