Holiness not an option

The Salvation Army Doctrine No. 10 states
"We believe that it is the privilege of all believers to be wholly sanctified, and that their whole spirit and soul and body may be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ."

Holiness is not an option. It is clearly stated in God's word,  "without holiness no man shall see the Lord." Hebrews 12: 4. This statement is repeated many times in the word of God.

We notice holiness is linked with the Second Coming of our Lord. No one knows when this will be, but we need to be prepared always.

The gospel uses two pictures to stress this point that “you do not know on what day your Lord is coming” (Matthew 24:42). Remember the flood which caught the unprepared people of Noah’s time. Then there is the analogy of a thief in the night, who comes unannounced. The Lord’s coming and the end of the world as we know it will occur suddenly and unexpectedly So let us be watchful and ready

"Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming.That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat.