One of the factors in direct opposition to holiness is what the Bible describes as ‘Worldliness’. Kevin DeYoung writes of Worldliness ‘The world stands for everything that opposes the will of God. In its simplest form, this means “the desires… Read More »Holiness – Part five: Accommodation
Joseph Fletcher’s book called “Situational Ethics” became a best seller in the 1960s. It was linked at points with the emergence of the so called New Morality. The “situational ethics” thesis was this: the Christian faith was not based on… Read More »Holiness – Part Four: What About Love?
In Holiness – part two we saw there was an impasse between God’s holiness and human sin. How could this be overcome? The book of Hebrews (Chapter 10), describes how the blood of bulls and goats could not take away… Read More »Holiness – Part Three: Sanctification and Sexuality
Holiness begins with the nature of God, for right beliefs about God are foundational and essential for everything else in the Christian life. Since God is holy He insists his people live holy lives. Sin is essentially rebellion against God… Read More »Holiness – Part Two: The Nature of God
This first article is a synopsis of the whole study on holiness. I examine holiness in four parts,namely: Each Part stands on its own, but also can be understood within the whole. SynopsisThese articles are an exploration of holiness. Holiness… Read More »Holiness – Part One: Overview
Chapter 4 of Sexuality & Holiness: Remaining Loving & Biblical in a Rapidly Shifting Culture Several years ago, I was asked to teach our youth on what the Bible says about homosexuality and same-sex relationships. This was at a time… Read More »A good thing the law counts for nothing, right?