[HarleyD]

But how far short i come in having single eyes/heart for Christ, who is to have preeminence in all things.

I feel the same way. However, I've been doing an interesting study on the holiness of God. One of the things that has been of great interest in this study is the fact that God delights in us far more than we delight in Him. So we must balance our failures in serving Him against His desire to help us in our weakness to become holy like Him.

[daniel1212]

I feel the same way. However, I've been doing an interesting study on the holiness of God.

And what would you say is the difference btwn holiness and righteousness, and Godliness? We must go for all three.

One of the things that has been of great interest in this study is the fact that God delights in us far more than we delight in Him.

In Christ, thank God, but then you have the displeasure and warnings of Rv. 2+3. His good pleasure is that we be conformed to Christ practically in this life, not merely positionally, to which end He works unceasingly, thank God.