Bible Verses about Holiness
2 Peter 1:3 Seeing that his divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue; 4 by which he has granted to us his precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust. 5 Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge; 6 and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control patience; and in patience godliness; 7 and in godliness brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful to the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For he who lacks these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins. 10 Therefore, brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble. 11 For thus you will be richly supplied with the entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
As I was reading these words from the apostle Peter, it struck me how LOVE was the last word in the list. Wow! If these are the steps for attaining God's kind of LOVE, it's obvious that true spiritual love is a complex discipline that requires a lot of commitment! And how do we get God's kind of love? It starts with FAITH and builds from there. --- And since God's kind of love begins with faith, it's obvious that we really need God's help in learning what LOVE truly is.