Purity

This is akin to holiness (2 Cor. 7:11Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. (2 Corinthians 7:1)), and must be inward as well as outward. The power for it is the hope in Christ (1 John 3:33And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. (1 John 3:3)), for it is company in spirit with Christ that alone purifies and refines through faith of the action of the word. Whiteness is an emblem of purity; hence white robes, &c.