Holiness to the glory of God

Romans 6:22  But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

I am free from sin, someone says proudly. So I do not sin anymore and am totally clean before God. I have therefore no need prayer for forgiveness, for I do not sin anymore. That might make you think when you read the first six words of the text and then stops and close your Bible, but there is more. What is central is sanctification.

It is always difficult to understand something: the holiness. What is it exactly and what does that mean? Can you care for yourself? Should you work on it? These are questions that you can get when it comes to holiness. But first you have to look at what the Bible says about holiness and how that relates to your life. In short we can say that holiness is a process where you're going more and more like Christ.

In our text it is also about holiness, but let's hold out a few key words.First, we are freed from sin. That is the wealth of grace, because your sins are not imputed. It does not mean that a child of God does no more sin, the opposite is true. A man continues to sin until he or she dies, but a Christian will always do less sins. The sins are forgiven when we ask Christ for it, as He has taught us in the Our Father: Forgive us our sins.

But there is more, that we are made in God's service. And that stems from the forgiveness of sin. Someone who has come to faith in Jesus Christ as Redeemer and Savior, lives in service to God! After all, your life is not your own, but of God through the Lord Jesus. And we thank our lives may make available to him.Indeed, we have to make our lives in service to Him and to His service. This can by becoming minister, but also to be helpful to others or to lead an honest life. For everyone to be different, but the end is the same: to serve God.

After all, we have received the fruit leading unto holiness! The Holy Spirit works in his children and the lives of His children are becoming more like Christ.Holy means put aside and are the children of the Father. Separately put to grow in faith and their faith into action to convert. It is not asked of us to spend hours reading the Bible, but to follow Christ. Yes, even to become like Him through the work of the Holy Spirit.

When we become like Christ, we will seek God every day and talk to him. We will be open each day reading His Word and what He has to say to us. We will care for the poor and the widows and orphans, for the lonely and the sick. We will be there for the people who are struggling in life and are without grumbling ready for them. We do not lie to justify ourselves therewith or to make a profit and we hate other people. We are not focused on ourselves but on God! In short, we apply the law of God in our lives and that makes us more and more into His image.

And all this will lead to eternal life. Here it is not always easy, but soon we will be fully able to enjoy God and becoming more like Him! To perfection, because our sinful remains in the grave. That wonderful prospect have the children of God!As we shall soon be part of it and now we can by the Spirit.

Be ye holy, for I am holy, saith the Lord!