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Holiness
In the highest sense belongs to God (Isa 6:3; Rev 15:4), and to Christians as consecrated to God’s service, and in so far as they are conformed in all things to the will of God (Rom 6:19, Rom 6:22; Eph 1:4; Titus 1:8; 1 Pet 1:15). Personal holiness is a work of gradual development. It is carried on under many hindrances, hence the frequent admonitions to watchfulness, prayer, and perseverance (1 Cor 1:30; 2 Cor 7:1; Eph 4:23, Eph 4:24). (See Sanctification.)
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
