Which term best captures the essence of holiness of life according to the material?

• A. Christlikeness
• B. Holiness
• C. Righteousness
• D. Redemption

Answer: (A)

Holiness of life is shown most clearly as becoming like Jesus in how we think, feel, and act every day. It’s not just avoiding wrong behavior or keeping rules; it’s a real transformation of character so that our attitudes and actions mirror Christ’s love, humility, integrity, and obedience. Because sanctification aims at aligning our entire life with Jesus, the word that best captures this ongoing, lived-out change is Christlikeness.

The other terms describe related aspects but don’t fully name the daily, character-forming goal. Holiness can refer to being set apart or pure in a general sense, which is broader than living like Christ. Righteousness focuses on right standing before God or the moral standard we strive to meet, not the continuous inward and outward transformation into Christ’s likeness. Redemption describes rescue from sin, the work of salvation, rather than the daily growth in Christlike living. Christlikeness uniquely conveys the active process of becoming more like Jesus in everyday life.