The Mirror at the End of the Altar
D.L. Moody once said that every time he read the Bible, he found himself looking into a mirror — and the reflection was never flattering....
This is tradition perspectives on holiness, drawing on 1 Peter 1:15-16.
D. L. Moody once said that every time he read the Bible, he found himself looking into a mirror — and the reflection was never flattering. That image comes to mind when I read 1 Peter 1:15-16, where God speaks plainly across the centuries: "Be holy, because I am holy." For the born-again believer, holiness is not a ladder we climb by moral effort.…
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