Holiness is not a means of earning salvation but a result of salvation. If someone truly believes God, he will obey God's Word. Love is far stricter and more demanding than law or duty. The Holy Spirit imparts a holy nature. The Christian life is one of liberty, not legalism.
Legalism means basing salvation on works or law or imposing nonbiblical rules.
All true holiness standards are either specific biblical statements or valid applications of biblical principles to contemporary situations. Christians have freedom from sin, freedom from the law, and freedom to act as they will in nonmoral matters. Christians must put away evil attitudes, including hatred, malice, wrath, envy, jealousy, covetousness, bitterness, pride, prejudice, vengeance, strife, and discord. The essence of holiness is to bear the fruit of the Spirit, which includes love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance. Christians must forgive, be obedient to authority, be thankful, not let anything offend them, and not be busybodies in others' lives.