You ought to live holy and godly lives. 2 Peter 3:11

— Holiness is a very comprehensive word, and expresses a state of mind and conduct that includes many things.
— Holiness is the work of the Spirit in our sanctification.
— Holiness is the fruit of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
— Holiness is the operation of the new nature, which we receive in regeneration.

Holiness may be viewed in various aspects, according to the different objects to which it relates.

* Toward God, holiness is . . .
supreme love;
delight in His moral character;
submission to His will;
obedience to His commands;
zeal for His cause;
seeking of His glory.
* Toward Christ, holiness is . . . a conformity to His example, imbibing His spirit.
* Toward man, holiness is . . .
charity,
integrity,
truth,
mercy.
. * Toward sin, holiness is a hatred of all iniquity,
a tender conscience easily wounded by little sins,
and scrupulously avoiding them; together with a
laborious, painful, self-denying, mortification of
all the known corruptions of our heart.
* Toward self, holiness is . . .
the control of our fleshly appetites;
the eradication of our pride;
the mortification of our selfishness.
* Toward divine things in general, holiness is . . .
spirituality of mind, godly affections flowing through the soul.
* And, toward the objects of the unseen world,
holiness is heavenly-mindedness, a turning away from things seen and temporal, to things unseen and eternal.

~ John Angell James