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

Ephesians 4:3

Bible References

And holiness

For a short time they disciplined us as they thought best, but God does it for our good, so that we may share in his holiness.

Righteousness will be restored with justice, and all the pure of heart will follow it.

"Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD! Look to the rock from which you were cut, to the quarry from which you were hewn.

and be holy and righteous before him all of our days.

But now that you have been freed from sin and have become God's slaves, the benefit you reap is sanctification, and the result is eternal life.

Therefore, "Get away from them and separate yourselves from them," declares the Lord, "and don't touch anything unclean. Then I will welcome you.

Since we have these promises, dear friends, let's cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit by becoming mature in our holy fear of God.

It's not that I have already reached this goal or have already become perfect. But I keep pursuing it, hoping somehow to embrace it just as I have been embraced by the Messiah Jesus.

Then your hearts will be strong, blameless, and holy in the presence of God, who is our Father, when our Lord Jesus appears with all his saints.

For God did not call us to be impure, but to be holy.

Instead, be holy in every aspect of your life, just as the one who called you is holy.

Who will harm you if you are devoted to doing what is good?

Since everything will be destroyed in this way, think of the kind of holy and godly people you ought to be

Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The person who does what is good is from God. The person who does what is evil has never seen God.

No man

Jacob would later call that place Peniel, because "I saw God face to face, but my life was spared."

Even after my skin has been destroyed, clothed in my flesh I will see God,

Let him pray to God and he will accept him; he will appear before him with joyful shouts!"

"How blessed are those who are pure in heart, because it is they who will see God!

Now we see only an indistinct image in a mirror, but then we will be face to face. Now what I know is incomplete, but then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known.

Since we have these promises, dear friends, let's cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit by becoming mature in our holy fear of God.

For you know very well that no immoral or impure person, or anyone who is greedy (that is, an idolater), has an inheritance in the kingdom of the Messiah and of God.

So is the Law in conflict with the promises of God? Of course not! For if a law had been given that could give us life, then certainly righteousness would come through the Law.

Dear friends, we are now God's children, but what we will be like has not been revealed yet. We know that when the Messiah is revealed, we will be like him, because we will see him as he is.

The nations will walk in its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.

There will no longer be any curse. The throne of God and the lamb will be in the city. His servants will worship him

General references

Abraham rose and bowed before the Hittites, the people of the land,

So Isaac held a festival for them, and they ate and drank.

Therefore, separate yourselves and be holy, because I am the LORD your God.

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

Do your best to maintain the unity of the Spirit by means of the bond of peace.