Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Bible References

Perfecting

Matthew 5:48
So you, my followers, ought to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is."
Ephesians 4:12
for the immediate equipment of God's people for the work of service, for the ultimate building up of the body of Christ,
Philippians 3:12
It is not a fact that I have already secured it or already reached perfection, but I am pressing on to see if I can capture it, the ideal for which I was captured by Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 3:13
so that He may strengthen your hearts to be faultless in purity in the sight of God, when our Lord Jesus comes back with all His consecrated ones.
1 Thessalonians 4:7
For God did not call us to a life of immorality, but to one of personal purity.
Hebrews 12:23
to the festal gathering and assembly of God's firstborn sons enrolled as citizens in heaven, to a Judge who is the God of all, to the spirits of upright men who have attained perfection,
1 Peter 5:10
And God, the giver of every spiritual blessing, who through your union with Christ has called you to His eternal glory, after you have suffered a little while, will Himself make you perfect, firm, and strong,