HOLINESS - God's Work 聖潔

Holiness is to be measured not in terms of man's ecstasy but of God's energy.

聖潔不是用人的心醉神迷來衡量而是上帝的能力。

He who gave his image to us must of necessity wish to see his images in us.

那位將祂的形象賜給我們的，一定希望在我們之中看見祂的形象。

I am one of those who do not think that the beauty of holiness consists in beauty but rather in holiness, in that holiness which is God and which comes from God and in which alone there is strength to live and work and pray.

John R. De Witt

我是認為聖潔的榮美不是以榮美為主，而是以聖潔為主的人群中的一位，這樣的聖潔就是上帝，也是從上帝而來，唯獨在這樣的聖潔裡有生活、事奉及禱告的能力。

So in love is Christ with holiness that he will buy it with his blood for us.

John Flavel

基督如此熱愛聖潔，以至於願意為我們用自己的血為代價來購得聖潔。

God loves purity so well that he had rather see a hole than a spot in his child's garments.

William Gurnall

上帝極愛聖潔，以致於寧可在自己百姓衣服上看見破洞而不願看見污點。

God saved us to make us holy, not happy. Some experiences may not contribute to our happiness, but all can be made to contribute to our holiness.

Vance Havner

上帝拯救我們是讓我們聖潔，不是快樂。有些經驗或無助於我們的喜樂，但都可以臻益我們的聖潔。

God useth many a moving persuasion to draw us to holiness, not a hint to encourage us to sin.

Thomas Manton

上帝使用許多感人的勸說好吸引我們接近聖潔，那些可不是甚麼鼓勵我們犯罪的暗示。

I often pray, 'Lord make me as holy as a pardoned sinner can be.'

Robert Murray M'Cheyne

我經常如此祈禱：「主啊，讓我成為一個蒙赦罪之人所能成為的聖潔。」

God works in us and with us, not against us or without us.

Augustus H. Strong

上帝在我們裡頭也與我們同工，而非反對我們或在我們之外。

There is no way that we by ourselves can generate sanctification. Our sanctification is Christ. There is no way we can be good. Our goodness is Christ. There is no way we can be holy. Our holiness is Christ.

Robert Murray M'Cheyne

我們無法靠自己產生聖潔。我們的聖潔是基督。我們無法成為良善。我們的良善是基督。我們無法成為聖潔。我們的聖潔是基督。

Holiness is not only commanded by God's law, but it is made available to men by his grace.

Augustus H. Strong

聖潔不只是藉著上帝律法頒佈的命令，也是藉著上帝恩典人們能夠達成聖潔。

The greatest miracle that God can do today is to take an unholy man out of an unholy world, and make that man holy and put him back into that unholy world and keep him holy in it.

Leonard Ravenhill

上帝今天所行的最大神蹟就是將一個不聖潔的人帶離不聖潔的世界，然後讓這人聖潔再將他放回不聖潔的世界並保守他繼續過著聖潔的生活。

Holiness is not the way to Christ; Christ is the way to holiness.

Adrian Rogers

聖潔並非通向基督的道路；基督才是通向聖潔的道路。

Holiness is not the laborious acquisition of virtue from without, but the expression of the Christ-life from within.

J. W. C. Wand

聖潔並非想獲得美德的外在努力，而是內裡基督生命的表現。