WHAT
1
HOLINESS?
IS
then that all these things shall be dis manner of persons ought ye to be in what solved, all holy conversation and godliness?" The allusion
"Seeing
to
that
that shall
things
the
concerns
the
dissolved,
be
God who
same
no
doubt,
thought is made these things and in their places has the
the heavens and the earth.
The
whose power holds them authority to bring about their dissolution and
ovation we
restriction
without
worship
such
a
God
as
limitation.
or
this,
we
are
ren
Since
exhorted
to
godliness. Clarke interesting comment when he says: "They will all be separated, all decomposed but none of them destroyed. And as they are the original matter out of which God formed the terraqueous globe, consequently they may enter again into the compo sition of a new system and therefore the apostle
walk before Him in holiness and
gives
an
says, ver. 1 : 'we look for new heavens and a new earth'ďż˝ the others being decomposed, a new system is to be formed out of their materials. There is a
philosophic propriety in the words apostle in describing this most awful event."
wonderful
of the This is
a
God will
definite never
mentioned but the
is
answer to
destroy
the earth.
destruction
not
breaking
those who contend that
down of
one
of
The dissolution
physical
matter,
system in order
to
up another. The implication is that only those who walk in holiness and who live godly and useful
set
lives
can
contemplate
with
hearts this awful power ness
not
only brings
confidence in God.
on
rest
joy and peace in their the part of God. Holi and peace, but a calm