Romans 2:7-10 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life:… Holiness consists not in the rushing of intense resolve, which, like Kishon, sweeps everything before it, and then subsides, but in the constant flow of Siloah's still waters, which perpetually make glad the city of our God. Holiness is no blazing comet, amazing nations with a transient glory; it is a fixed star that, with still, calm radiance, shines on through the darkness of a corrupt age. Holiness is persevering obedience; it is not holiness at all if it be occasional zeal and sensational piety. (C. H. Spurgeon.) Parallel Verses KJV: To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:WEB: to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory, honor, and incorruptibility, eternal life; |
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