God never offers an excuse for sin. Accepting no other standard but perfect holiness and conformity to the will of God, he bends the energies of his whole being to reach the mark set before him. The man who walks with God is no one else than the man who agrees with God. He does not fret because the standard is so high, nor does he count the commandments grievous because they call for an obedience far above his best endeavors. This standard of sanctification is the heart's desire and prayer of all true Christians.
None claims to have reached it, but all press toward it.
This is what a holy man strives and labors to be. The standard of sanctification is the heart's desire and prayer of all true Christians. None claims to have reached it, but all press toward it.