Hebrews 12:14

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Summary

Hebrews 12:14

Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

And holiness

No man

General references

Romans 12:18

Ephesians 4:3

Bible References

And holiness

For they disciplined us only a short time, as it seemed proper to them, but He does it for our good, in order that we may share His holy character.

in holiness and uprightness In His own presence all our days.

But now, since you have been freed from sin and have become the slaves of God, the immediate result is consecration, and the final destiny is eternal life.

Therefore: "'Come out of company with them, and separate from them,' the Lord has said, 'And stop touching what is unclean; then I will welcome you,

So, since we have such promises as these, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles our bodies and spirits, and in reverence to God carry on our consecration to completeness.

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.

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.

For God did not call us to a life of immorality, but to one of personal purity.

but in accordance with the Holy Being who has called you, you must prove to be holy too,

And who is it that will harm you if you are enthusiastic to do right?

If all these things are to be dissolved in this way, what men you ought to be! What holy and pious lives you ought to lead,

Dearly beloved, do not follow bad examples but good ones. Whoever practices doing right is God's child; whoever practices doing wrong has never seen God.

No man

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

For now we see a dim reflection in a looking-glass. But then we shall see face to face; Now what I know is imperfect, but then I shall know perfectly, as God knows me.

For you may be absolutely sure that no one who is sexually impure, immoral or greedy for gain (for that is idolatry) can have a part in the kingdom of Christ and God.

Is the law then contrary to God's promises? Of course not. For if a law had been given that was able to impart life, surely, then, right standing would have come through law.

Dearly beloved, we are now God's children, but what we are going to be has not been unveiled. We know that if it is unveiled, we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him as He is.

The nations will walk by its light; the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it.

No longer will there be anything that has a curse on it. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and His slaves will worship Him,

General references

If possible, so far as it depends on you, live in peace with everybody.

continuing with eager earnestness to maintain the unity of the Spirit through the tie of peace.