New Torrey's Topical Textbook: Rev. R. A. Torrey

Holiness

• Commanded Lev. 11:45, 20:7; Eph. 5:8; Col. 3:12; Rom. 12:1
• Christ
  • Desires for His people Jn. 17:17
  • Effects, in His people Eph. 5:25-27
  • An example of Heb. 7:26; 1 Pet. 2:21, 22
• The character of God, the standard of Lev. 19:2; 1 Pet. 1:15, 16; Eph. 5:1
• The character of Christ, the standard of Rom. 8:29; 1 Jn. 2:6; Phil. 2:5
• The gospel the way of Isa. 35:8
• Necessary to God's worship Ps. 24:3, 4
• None shall see God without Eph. 5:5; Heb. 12:14
• Saints
  • Elected to Rom. 8:29; Eph. 1:4
  • Called to 1 Th. 4:7; 2 Tim. 1:9
  • New created in Eph. 4:24
  • Possess 1 Cor. 3:17; Heb. 3:1
  • Have their fruit to Rom. 6:22
  • Should follow after Heb. 12:14
  • Should serve God in Lk. 1:74, 75
  • Should yield their members as instruments of Rom. 6:13, 19
  • Should present their bodies to God in Rom. 12:1
  • Should have their conversation in 1 Pet. 1:15; 2 Pet. 3:11
  • Should continue in Lk. 1:75
  • Should seek perfection in 2 Cor. 7:1
  • Shall be presented to God in Col. 1:22; 1 Th. 3:13
  • Shall continue in, for ever Rev. 22:11
• Behavior of aged women should be as becomes Tit. 2:3
• Promise to women who continue in 1 Tim. 2:15
• Promised to the Church Isa. 35:8; Oba. 1:17; Zech. 14:20, 21
• Becoming to the Church Ps. 93:5
• The Church is the beauty of 1 Chr. 16:29; Ps. 29:2
• The word of God the means of producing Jn. 17:17; 2 Tim. 3:16, 17
• Is the result of
  • The manifestation of God's grace Tit. 2:3, 11, 12
  • Subjection to God Rom. 6:22
  • God's keeping Jn. 17:15
  • Union with Christ Jn. 15:4, 5, 17:9
• Required in prayer 1 Tim. 2:8
• Ministers should
  • Possess Tit. 1:8
  • Avoid everything inconsistent with Lev. 21:6; Isa. 52:11
  • Be examples of 1 Tim. 4:12
  • Exhort to Heb. 12:14; 1 Pet. 1:14-16
• Motives to
  • The glory of God Jn. 15:8; Phil. 1:11
  • The love of Christ 2 Cor. 5:14, 15
  • The mercies of God Rom. 12:1, 2
  • The dissolution of all things 2 Pet. 3:11
• Chastisements are intended to produce, in saints Heb. 12:10; Jas. 1:2, 3
• Should lead to separation from the wicked Num. 16:21, 26; 2 Cor. 6:17, 18
• The wicked are without 1 Tim. 1:9; 2 Tim. 3:2
• Exemplified
  • David Ps. 86:2
  • Israel Jer. 2:3
  • John the Baptist Mk. 6:20
  • Prophets Lk. 1:70
  • Paul 1 Th. 2:10
  • Wives of Patriarchs 1 Pet. 3:5