Luke 1:75

“In holiness and righteousness, etc.], Not in mere outward rites and legal ceremonies but as the saints serve, from principles of righteousness and true holiness; in which the new man is created, and of which the kingdom of God, or spiritual and internal religion consists; so in acts of piety and devotion towards God, and justice among men, which is the substance of the perfect and acceptable will of God: before him; it is one thing to serve the Lord with an outward appearance of holiness and righteousness before men, and another thing to be righteous before God, and to walk in all his commandments and ordinances, as in his sight: all the days of our life; which denotes the constancy and…”

“In holiness ... - In piety and strict justice. Before him - In the presence of God. Performed as in his presence, and with the full consciousness that he sees the heart. The “holiness” was not to be merely external, but spiritual, internal, pure, such as “God” would see and approve. All the days of our life - To death. True religion increases and expands until death. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Deu 6:2; Psa 105:44, Psa 105:45; Jer 31:33, Jer 31:34, Jer 32:39, Jer 32:40; Eze 36:24-27; Mat 1:21; Eph 1:4, Eph 2:10, Eph 4:24; Th1 4:1, Th1 4:7; Th2 2:13; Ti2 1:9; Tit 2:11-14; Pe1 1:14-16; Pe2 1:4-8 Luke 1:76”