SAINTS, HOLINESS AND PERFECTIONISM -- a Bill's Bible Basics article

#Saints #Holiness #Perfectionism #Perfect

This Bill’s Bible Basics 1-part article can be read at:

www.billkochman.com/Articles/Saints-Holiness...

A book that I revisited often: A Serious Call to a Devout & Holy Life

This examination of the Christian life constitutes one of the most remarkable books of devotion ever written. William Law's book dates from 1728… substack.com/@davidleikam...

#art #literature #culture #charity #holiness #prayer

Live Holy and Godly Lives - 2 Peter 3:11-12 Jesus is returning for His chosen ones someday. And, as we wait for that day, we should live holy and godly lives, looking forward to it.

Live Holy and Godly Lives - 2 Peter 3:11-12 - Jesus is returning for His chosen ones someday. And, as we wait for that day, we should live holy and godly lives, looking forward to it. #Godliness #Holiness #SecondComing
https://aclayjar.net/2026/03/live-holy-and-godly-lives/

Pope Leo, wearing his white cassock, reaches out to greet a large group of smiling children gathered around him as they smile and reach toward him. Along the left side of the image, text reads: “Read Pope Leo’s letter to children here.”

Read Pope Leo’s letter to children in the Italian Catholic daily newspaper, @Avvenire_Nei – published in the weekly supplement for children – here:

drive.google.com/file/d/1v9D_...

#Lent #Holiness #HeartOfAChild #KingdomOfHeaven #CatholicTwitter

...We must learn again to look one another in the eyes and to look at the world with pure eyes.”

As sisters and brothers of Christ, let us pray for the grace to see the world with a child’s heart and be moved by that wonder. 🙏

#Lent #Holiness #HeartOfAChild #CatholicTwitter

TRUTH: What is the Flesh? Listeners may well have been wondering what we are referrring to when we speak about the 'flesh'. In this special Truth episode, we attempt to explore what scripture has to say about the 'Flesh' and address a series of related questions. Will we always struggle with it? Aren't our struggles from the Devil? Does it change anything about my standing with God?

📣 New Podcast! "TRUTH: What is the Flesh?" on @Spreaker #biblicalthinking #christian #devil #enemies #holiness #sanctification #truth #world

🔥 A young Carmelite. A life hidden in God. A witness that still speaks to every heart searching for meaning. Saint Teresa of the Andes shows us where true greatness and freedom are found—in loving and serving God.

🔗 https://twp.ai/ImxGuX

#TeresaOfTheAndes #Youth #Holiness

On December 31st, 2024, I decided to discontinue my weight loss medication, because of a side effect that made it more difficult for me to enter and stay in recovery from my porn addiction. In 2025, I found my Twelve Step support group and my sponsor, so when I needed a path forward to lose the necessary weight to get my stoma reversed, this past Saturday, I resumed taking Adipex. What I didn’t know is that stopping and resuming Adipex makes the side effects even worse. I also didn’t put it together last time that one of the other side effects is loss of

impulse control. In addition, I’ve caught myself talking a mile a minute (and annoying MYSELF) and the texture on the ceiling of my room as well as a nail on my wall have appeared to be moving. This past Monday, after almost 8 months clean, I relapsed. I am planning to remain on Adipex until I reach my weight loss goal, so as not to risk making the side effects worse by taking another break. Please keep me in your prayers. Thank you.

AS THE SOURCE OF ALL THINGS, GOD IS ALWAYS ABLE TO MEET OUR NEEDS.

#RecoveringOutLoud #JesusIsLove #worshipisalifestyle #youarebeloved #TwelveStepProgram #meaningoflife #relationshipwithGod #discipleship #holiness #ChristianMentalHealth #LifeRecovery #GodsHeart #joyoftheLord #faithinChrist #righteousness #intimacywithGod #femalepreacher #twelvesteps #day0

#RecoveringOutLoud #JesusIsLove #worshipisalifestyle #youarebeloved #TwelveStepProgram #meaningoflife #relationshipwithGod #discipleship #holiness #ChristianMentalHealth #LifeRecovery #GodsHeart #joyoftheLord #faithinChrist #righteousness #intimacywithGod #femalepreacher #twelvesteps #day0

“Doctrines in the head, without Holiness in the life, are of no service.”

— Charles Spurgeon
#Holiness

Discomfort may be God’s grace dismantling empty powers in our lives!!!

#suffering #exhortation #KingdomOfGod #dontgiveup #ChristianSoldier #holiness #joyoftheLord #faithinChrist #narrowpath #righteousness #theGospel #discipleship #sanctification #godliness #refinement #pruning #donotgiveup #enduretotheend #inChrist #relationshipwithGod #abundantlife #uncomfortablegrace

Freedom and rescue come from letting God be God and allowing Him to carry what we were never meant to carry!!!

#discipleship #meaningoflife #authenticChristianity #relationshipwithGod #JesusIsLove #holiness #worshipisalifestyle #righteousness #theology #godliness #theGospel #socialjustice #intelligentdesign #faithinChrist #KingdomOfGod #joyoftheLord #outreach #ministrylife #evangelism #biblical #theChurch

Self-love & Self Hatred - Judah's experience, and triumph In this episode we explore the struggle that we experience with both self-love and its close cousin, self-hate. We consider the topic through the lens of the life of Judah, his low points, and his ultimate triumph. What did self-hate achieve for him, and how did God's grace ultimately cause this man to abandon self, in-place of love for others?

📣 New Podcast! "Self-love & Self Hatred - Judah's experience, and triumph" on @Spreaker #biblicalthinking #christian #grace #holiness #redemption #repentance #sanctification

God’s grace reveals who He is and breaks the power of what enslaves us.

#RecoveringOutLoud #meaningoflife #authenticChristianity #relationshipwithGod #holiness #worshipisalifestyle #righteousness #theology #godliness #theGospel #socialjustice #intelligentdesign #faithinChrist #KingdomOfGod #joyoftheLord #outreach #ministrylife #evangelism #biblical #theChurch

Resort To The Fortress Of God
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHO1...
#worship #praise #secure #security #night #unmovable #trust #salvation #holiness #endtimes #nightseasons #heart #Spiritled #MacintaMinistries

Holiness Is Essential - Hebrews 12:14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.Hebrews 12:14 NIVThis verse gives two directives. The first is to make every effort to live at peace with everyone. It can also be translated as "with everyone make every effort to live in peace." Whether it is me making an effort to live at peace with everyone or all of us striving to be at peace with each other, the effect is the same. Peace should reign within the body of Christ.

Holiness Is Essential - Hebrews 12:14 - Personal holiness is essential in the life of believers. Without holiness, we will not see God or enter His presence. #Holiness
https://aclayjar.net/2026/03/holiness-is-essential/

It is the Lord who sustains life, not human effort.

#relationshipwithGod #absolutetruth #faithinChrist #GodsHeart #worshipisalifestyle #divineromance #relentlesspursuit #joyoftheLord #holiness #theGospel #sanctification #inChrist #righteousness #meaningoflife #fulfillment #godliness #intelligentdesign #amazinggrace #refinement #pruning #inherentworth

I’ve been struggling with this for at least a couple weeks and now that I’ve spoken about it with my life recovery small group, my sponsor and my psychotherapist, I’m finally ready to talk about it publicly. When I was told in 2019/2020 that I “needed” surgery (I’m not convinced I truly needed it as I no longer trust the doctor who pressured me into surgery and operated on me), I was given a number of options for which surgery I would have. I laid those options before the Lord and He led me to the surgery that ultimately led to the loss of my physical independence and everything material that I had in this world - my job, my home, my access to my church building, and the ability to come and go as I please and manage my own

affairs. Now that I’m faced with another surgical decision, I want to lay it before Him and let Him choose what I do… but I feel betrayed. Not just by the surgeons. I feel betrayed by God. And I’m angry. I’m PISSED. But at the same time, my relationship with Jesus is the only thing truly sustaining me through this. I never thought I’d have PTSD from trusting God. But now that I have options before me as to how to proceed, I want to give them to God and let Him decide again, but I’m having flashbacks to the last time I let Him decide and the suffering that has resulted since. There’s of course the possibility that

it wasn’t God who led me into this season, but that just calls into question my own ability to discern His direction by way of the Holy Spirit, which feels just as troubling. I know I’ll continue to do what I can to give the Lord control, because that’s the only way I know how to exist anymore. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy.

#suffering #PTSDsucks #KingdomOfGod #dontgiveup #medicaltrauma
#holiness #joyoftheLord #faithinChrist #narrowpath #righteousness #theGospel #discipleship #sanctification #godliness #refinement #pruning #donotgiveup #enduretotheend #inChrist #relationshipwithGod #abundantlife #uncomfortablegrace

Deliverance doesn’t mean that God will remove all of our trouble, but that He will walk with us through it!!!

#suffering #PTSDsucks #KingdomOfGod #dontgiveup #medicaltrauma #holiness #joyoftheLord #faithinChrist #narrowpath #righteousness #theGospel #discipleship #sanctification #godliness #refinement #pruning #donotgiveup #enduretotheend #inChrist #relationshipwithGod #abundantlife #uncomfortablegrace

God’s perfect plan is to make us better and protect us from situations we won’t know about until Heaven!!!

#relationshipwithGod #absolutetruth #faithinChrist #GodsHeart #worshipisalifestyle #divineromance #relentlesspursuit #joyoftheLord #holiness #theGospel #sanctification #inChrist #righteousness #meaningoflife #fulfillment #godliness #intelligentdesign #amazinggrace #refinement #pruning #inherentworth

Resting in God means being active in our faith!!!

#suffering #exhortation #KingdomOfGod #dontgiveup #ChristianSoldier #holiness #joyoftheLord #faithinChrist #narrowpath #righteousness #theGospel #discipleship #sanctification #godliness #refinement #pruning #donotgiveup #enduretotheend #inChrist #relationshipwithGod #abundantlife #uncomfortablegrace

Let us pray for the grace to forgive – and to help one another as sisters and brothers on this difficult journey – so that the peace and love of Christ may light our path toward Easter and beyond. 🙏

#Lent #Holiness #Forgiveness #GospelReflection #DivineMercy #FaithInPublicLife #CommonGood 7/7

Let us pray that this Lent we truly drink the living water Christ offers us, surrendering ourselves to his truth, so that both our lives and our society may grow in truth, love, justice, and unity for the greater glory of God. 🙏

#Lent #LivingWater #Holiness #UnityInTruth #DivineMercy

#Christian #theology generally rejects both of these extremes:
•❌ #Legalism (salvation by law)
•❌ #Antinomianism (no moral law at all)

Instead it teaches #grace that leads to transformed living.
#Holiness

The Lord bends His ear to those who suffer!!!

#suffering #exhortation #KingdomOfGod #dontgiveup #ChristianSoldier #holiness #joyoftheLord #faithinChrist #narrowpath #righteousness #theGospel #discipleship #sanctification #godliness #refinement #pruning #donotgiveup #enduretotheend #inChrist #relationshipwithGod #abundantlife #uncomfortablegrace

Worship flows from remembering what God has done!!!

#relationshipwithGod #absolutetruth #churchgram #worshipisalifestyle #faithinChrist #theGospel #discipleship #holiness #theology #doctrine #righteousness #sanctification #trustintheLord #GodsHeart #relentlesspursuit #divineromance #godliness #authenticChristianity #agape #hesed #intimacywithGod

The New Testament echoes this command (1 Peter 1:15–16) and shows holiness as something God forms in believers through Christ.
✝️✝️🙏❤️ #newtestament #forms #echo #peter1 #1peter #godform #holiness #TheGospelofChrist #BenBailey #TGOC

We won’t be shaped by God’s ways simply by coming to church, but by seeking Him daily through prayer and Bible study!!!

#discipleship #meaningoflife #authenticChristianity #relationshipwithGod #JesusIsLove #holiness #worshipisalifestyle #righteousness #theology #godliness #theGospel #socialjustice #intelligentdesign #faithinChrist #KingdomOfGod #joyoftheLord #outreach #ministrylife #evangelism #biblical #theChurch

Evil - Do I understand the inevitable folly of sin, and the blessing of choosing life? In this episode we unpack the ideas laid out in the book of Proverbs, that no matter how gratifying sin may seem, it all inevitably leads to disgrace and destruction. Which makes it plain stupid. Yet, the converse is also true - and we explore what it means to lay hold on eternal life. Note: this episode's audio was rescued from a technical problem, so apologies if the quality makes for difficult listening.

📣 New Podcast! "Evil - Do I understand the inevitable folly of sin, and the blessing of choosing life?" on @Spreaker #biblicalthinking #christian #fearofgod #folly #holiness #proverbs #sanctification #solomon

Surrender your blessings to the Lord!!!

#discipleship #meaningoflife #authenticChristianity #relationshipwithGod #JesusIsLove #holiness #worshipisalifestyle #righteousness #theology #godliness #theGospel #socialjustice #intelligentdesign #faithinChrist #KingdomOfGod #joyoftheLord #outreach #ministrylife #evangelism #biblical #theChurch