Sentences with phrase «pursuit of holiness»

He championed pursuit of holiness through spiritual disciplines, typically describing the Christian's goal as «perfect love.»

It has to do with the pursuit of holiness in light of God's grace.

According to Leonard, the pursuit of holiness is something we must all strive for — «Our lives must radiate the power of Christ's grace and the warmth of his love.

The trick for any preacher when treating of sin, not least because he is a sinner himself, is to steer between this dilemma: First, he must not do anything to mitigate the Bible's uncompromising demand for Christian holiness; but second, he must avoid the tub - thumping rhetoric of those preachers who think that mere denunciation will motivate their flocks to the abjuration of sin and the pursuit of holiness.

Wesley and his early followers similarly sought to reform the Anglican Church from within through eucharistic practice, the pursuit of holiness within disciplined small groups, and ministry for and with the poor and dispossessed.

In all these endeavors, holiness and the pursuit of holiness has unquestioned priority.

Christ promised that the pursuit of holiness would be difficult.

While united in encouraging the pursuit of holiness, these writers differed on whether true holiness could be expected in this life.

The real excitement, Campolo seems to suggest, lies in being at the forefront of progressive politics and new - age spirituality rather than with the old Christian «hang - ups» about orthodoxy and the pursuit of holiness.

If sexual sin is an area where you struggle — and for many of us that is the case — then don't open the door for your pursuit of holiness to be derailed by it.

Discipline by Elizabeth Elliot The mission of motherhood by Sally clarkson The envy of Eve by Melissa Kruger Future grace by John piper The pursuit of holiness by jerry bridges Transforming grace by jerry bridges Putting amazing back into grace by Michael Horton The meaning of marriage by Tim Keller