ess the pure state of man. Sanctification is the act that brings man
into a holy state, which is also the sanctified state. Sanctification may
be applied to the holy state, and also to the action that brings us into
that state. Since the word sanctification contains action it is positive
proof there is a cleansing in it.

Now we desire by a few Scriptural texts and a few suggestions to deepen
the reader's conception of the state of holiness. Everything in the realm
of Christianity, or the kingdom of God, from heaven to earth is holy. Let
us here give you a brief Bible lesson, kindly asking you to carefully read
each text.

1. God is holy. "In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord
sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the
temple. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain
he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he
did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the
Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory." Isa. 6:1-3.

If the reader here obtains a just conception of the holy character of God
it will give him an understanding of the true nature of Christianity and
the manner of life of a Christian. A gentleman once asked me if it was
wrong or unbecoming to a Christian to attend the present day street
carnivals. We replied in about these words: "If you gain a true conception
of the holiness of the Almighty you will not need to ask me such a
question."

2. Heaven is holy. "Now know I that the Lord saveth his anointed; he will
hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand."
Psa. 20:6.

3. Christ is holy. "For such an high priest became us, who is holy,
harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners." Heb. 7:26.

4. The angels are holy. "When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and
all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his
glory." Mat. 25:31.

5. God's commandments are holy. "Wherefore the law is holy, and the
commandment holy, and just, and good." Rom. 7:12.

6. God's arm is holy. "The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of
all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of
our God." Isa. 52:10.

7. God's mountains are holy. "And it shall come to pass in that day, that
the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to
perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Eg