By faith we accept Christ's atonement as sufficient for our salvation and apply His death, burial, and resurrection to our lives. Specifically, by faith we die to sin in repentance, are buried with Jesus Christ in baptism for the remission of sins, and receive new life through the Holy Spirit, who enables us to live holy. By faith we continue to walk with God until the ultimate work of salvation-glorification. Along with faith in God, we need a love for God, His Word, and holiness. The greater our love for God, the greater our desire for holiness.
Love is far stricter and more demanding than law, for love always goes farther than duty.
Love for God will cause someone to draw much closer to God than legalism will, both in attitudes and in disciplined living. Love rejects everything that is not clearly compatible with godliness, or that is not conducive to Christianity, even though no rules have specifically labeled these things as sin. In this way, the principle of love leads to greater holiness than does the law of Moses or a codification of rules. Love dominates all actions and all relationships. Since holiness is God's very nature, when we receive the Holy Spirit of God we receive a holy nature.