Holiness for the Real World

by Chris Bounds; James Garlow; Christy Lipscomb; Jo Anne Lyon

Publisher:

WPH

, 2009

Overview

What is holiness? What does it mean to live a holy life? Can an ordinary person aspire to be holy?

In this practical, highly readable book, you will discover the meaning of holiness and be inspired to seek this life-transforming experience for yourself. A unique panel of experts, including a theologian, a mega-church pastor, an inner-city pastor, and a national church leader, explain the power of holiness in everyday language. This brief, challenging book will inspire you to believe in the promise behind God's command to "Be holy for I am holy" as you both understand and experience holiness as never before.

Discover the power that can transform you, your church, and your world with Holiness for the Real World. All Scripture references are linked to your favorite Bible in your library. With the advanced search features of Logos Bible Software, you can perform powerful searches by topic or Scripture reference—finding, for example, every mention of "holiness" or "grace."

Key Features

• Each chapter includes questions for reflection and application
• Includes a discussion guide, enabling you to explore this exciting teaching with others

Contents

• Personal Holiness: Grace for Transformed Lives
• Corporate Holiness: Grace to Transform Our Churches
• Missional Holiness: Grace to Transform Our Communities
• Global Holiness: Grace to Transform Our World

Top Highlights

“The deepest longing of the human heart is to be fully God’s. Within each of us is the desire to love God without reservation, to live in faithful obedience to Him, and to give ourselves in love and service to other people, just as Christ did. This is the human yearning for holiness.” (Page 9)

“If we desire personal holiness for our lives, but are skeptical about its attainability, we need to ask the Holy Spirit to give us ‘eyes to see’ and ‘ears to hear’ the truth of the doctrine and open our hearts to its possibility.” (Page 23)

“The Holy Spirit is transforming our lives from the moment we are born again until we receive glorification in death. The Spirit’s work is designed to restore the full image of God in us, making us like Christ.” (Page 10)

“We must consecrate to God all areas of our lives over which we have control, as well as those over which we have no control—the beauty and ugliness of our lives. Christ must have it all. If we are unwilling or unable to do this, the possibility of entire sanctification for us is seriously handicapped and we need to seek Christ for his grace to enable us to make this total consecration.” (Page 22)

“Acts 2:44 experience, we make ourselves vulnerable to receiving the thumbprint of Christ in the sense of corporate holiness.” (Page 42)

Product Details

• Title: Holiness for the Real World
• Authors: Chris Bounds, Jim Garlow, Jo Anne Lyon, and Christy Lipscomb
• Publisher: Wesleyan Publishing House
• Publication Date: 2009
• Pages: 96

About the Authors

Chris Bounds is Assistant Professor of Religion at Indiana Wesleyan University. He completed a PhD in Theological and Religious Studies at Drew University.

James Garlow is Senior Pastor of Skyline Wesleyan Church in La Mesa, California. He completed a PhD in historical theology at Drew University.

Jo Anne Lyon is the founder and CEO of World Hope International and the newly elected General Superintendent of The Wesleyan Church. She completed a masters degree in counseling from the University of Missouri and received several honorary doctorates.

Christy Lipscomb is co-founder and co-pastor of City Life Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She completed an MDiv at Asbury Theological Seminary.