118. Are there verses which command people to be “holy” and is “holiness” a pre-requisite for entering into Heaven?
the Bible Yes
No the Quran
the Bible's Perspective
Leviticus 11:44For I am the LORD your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any kind of creeping thing that moves on the earth.
1 Corinthians 3:16-17Don’t you know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, which you are.
Hebrews 12:14Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,
1 Peter 1:15-16but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behaviour, because it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”
Revelation 22:11He who acts unjustly, let him act unjustly still. He who is filthy, let him be filthy still. He who is righteous, let him do righteousness still. He who is holy, let him be holy still.”
the Quran's Perspective
There are no verses in the Qur'an which command people to be holy or indicate that they can be holy.
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