Zeke Shatzer’s Reviews > The Holiness of God > Status Update

“…without the highest Good, there can be no good at all. All ‘goods’ are measured against the ultimate standard of God’s Goodness.” -Pg 195

“Truth is that which corresponds to reality as perceived by God.” -Pg 196

“In biblical categories, there is a triad of virtues, all of which point beyond themselves to the holiness of God. This triad is composed of the good, the true, and the beautiful.” -Pg 195

“Christ made it clear that dead people cannot choose anything, that the flesh counts for nothing, and that we must be born of the Spirit before we can even see the kingdom of God, let alone enter it.” -Pg 179

“If we want to be holy, if we have a real hunger for righteousness, then we must focus our attention on the fruit of the Holy Spirit.” -Pg 167

“True transformation comes by gaining a new understanding of God, ourselves, and the world.”
-Pg 163

“The call of nonconformity is a call to a deeper level of righteousness that goes beyond externals.” -Pg 160

“In light of the gracious justification that Christ has achieved for us, the only reasonable conclusion we can reach is that we ought to present ourselves totally to God as walking, breathing, living sacrifices.” -Pg 160

“Sin can be pleasurable, but it never brings happiness.” -Pg 157

“We were created to shine forth to this world the holiness of God. This was the chief end of man, the very reason for our existence.” -Pg 156

“The saints of Scripture were called saints not because they were already pure but because they were people who were set apart and called to purity.” -Pg 156