The Necessity and Usefulness of Holiness and Good Works

"As holiness of heart is absolutely necessary to communion with God, and to the enjoyment of him; so holiness of conduct, or an external conformity to the divine revealed will, is highly useful, and answers various important purposes in the Christian life . . . . By obedience to the commands of God, we evidence the sincerity of our holy profession. By this our faith is declared genuine before men; who have no other way to conclude that it is unfeigned, but by our works. Whoever pretends to believe in Jesus, and is not habitually careful to perform good works; his faith is worthless, barren, dead. By a good conversation, in which our light shines before men, we edify our brethren, silence opposers, and preserve the gospel from those reproaches which would otherwise be cast upon it, as if it were a licentious doctrine. An exemplary conduct in Christian professors has often been owned of God and made happily useful . . . . By walking in the paths of duty, we express our gratitude to God for his benefits, and also glorify his holy name, which is the great end of all obedience."

Quoted from Chapter IX, "Concerning the Necessity and Usefulness of Holiness and of Good Works," in The Works of Abraham Booth, Volume 2, edited by Zachary Williams.

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