Question:
Please give me Bible proof, if there is any, of one’s becoming holy upon this earth. Also, why do you not observe “Lent”?
Answer:
God has ordained that all men shall be holy. Ephesians 1:4. He commands that all shall be holy, as He is holy. 1 Peter 1:15, 16. Those who will by faith yield to Him, His Spirit and truth will sanctify, or make saints, or holy. See Acts 15:9; John 15:3; 17:17; 1 Corinthians 6:11; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Peter 1:2. Such the Lord through the apostles calls “saints,” or holy ones. Romans 1:7; 1 Corinthians 16:1. But we are holy only in Christ, holy in His holiness, or whole in His wholeness. It is a notable Bible fact that the people of God are never represented as calling themselves holy. It is God who calls His people holy. The child of God considers it a joy to be designated “a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.”
We don’t observe Lent because it is not commanded nor even mentioned in God’s Word. While doubtless it is observed by many sincere souls, its observance is not of God but a species of will worship. “Ye are My friends,” says Christ, “if ye do whatsoever I command you.” Is not His word sufficient?
