Why Pursue Holiness (Progressive
Sanctification)?
Here are some brief, bullet-point answers to the question that may be elaborated upon later:
1) Sin displeases
God, and I want to bring Him glory.
2) Sin does
not accurately reflect our calling in Christ.
3) A lifestyle
of sin is a red flag that you are not bearing the fruit of the Spirit.
4) Sin is
destructive to me, so I want to get rid of it.
5) Sin is
destructive to my relationships, so I want to get rid of it.
6) I want to
be everything that God has freed me to be.
7) Progress
in Christ ensures that I will not “backslide.”
8) I do not
want to be entangled or enslaved by sins.
9) I want to
be light in a dark world.
10) God
demands it; “Be holy for I am holy.”
What would you add?