Holiness....

Psalm 15:1-5 Lord, who may dwell in your sanctuary?
Who may live on your holy hill?

[2] He whose walk is blameless
and who does what is righteous,
who speaks the truth from his heart
[3] and has no slander on his tongue,
who does his neighbour no wrong
and casts no slur on his fellow-man,
[4] who despises a vile man
but honours those who fear the Lord,
who keeps his oath
even when it hurts,
[5] who lends his money without usury
and does not accept a bribe against the innocent.

He who does these things
will never be shaken.


The picture that the psalms present of God is always one of righteousness, purity and blamelessness. Frequently they ask the question that David asks here, who may dwell with God. And the answer is always those who are making themselves pure like him, those who are attempting to mirror his attitudes in their thoughts, words and deeds.

Although we are fallen people we cannot accept our fallen state as the norm. Though we can never be perfect, we cannot accept that we cannot change for the better. The Psalms are poetry, and though we will never achieve perfection this side of being with Jesus, we must strive towards it, strengthening our relationship with Jesus, until out of love we are acting as he would and striving towards holiness….