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562 THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES lips, ^'I am sinless; I am holy.'' Sanctified lips will never give utterance to such presumptuous words. The apostle Paul had been caught up to the third heaven, and had seen and heard things that could not be uttered, and yet his unassuming statement is: ^'Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after."' Let the angels of heaven write of Paul's victories in fighting the good fight of faith. Let heaven rejoice in his steadfast tread heavenward, and that, keeping the prize in view, he counts every other consideration dross. Angels rejoice to tell his triumphs, but Paul makes no boast of his attainments. The attitude of Paul is the attitude that every follower . of Christ should take as he urges his way onward in the strife for the immortal crown. Let those who feel inclined to make a high profession of holiness look into the mirror of God's law. As they see its far-reaching claims, and understand its work as a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart, they will not boast of sinlessness. ''If we," says John, not separating himself from his brethren, "say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." "If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us." "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."^ There are those who profess holiness, who declare that they are wholly the Lord's, who claim a right to the promises of God, while refusing to render obedience to His commandments. These Phil. 3:12. U John 1 :8, 10, 9.