Nothing that we do can make us right before God; only the work of Jesus on the cross can do this. Christians are not saved by what they do, but they are saved for a life of holiness through obedience. Our desire for holiness is not an add-on, but the very heart of our daily walk with our Heavenly Father. We are warned that ‘without holiness no-one will see the Lord’ (Hebrews 12:14). The Bible repeatedly reminds us that our thoughts and actions in relationships really matter to the God who commanded
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