Be Ye Holy

For more than thirty years in ministry, I've seen the profound effects of sin in the lives of professing believers. There is something missing in the majority of American churches: an awesome sense of the majesty of God, deep conviction of sin, and the unswerving insistence on holiness in the lives of Christians. Without this vital attribute in the lives of God's people, there can be no lasting, grounded victory. One would think the majority of Christians know this already, and on a mental level I'm sure they do, yet many of their lives tell a different story. Why is the divorce rate so high in Christians? Why do young people so often grow up in the Church, then abandon it as soon as they leave home? Why don't the majority of churches resemble the Book of Acts Church? Where is the power? Where is the impact on our world? The commandment from Genesis to Revelation has never changed: Be ye holy; for I am holy (I Peter 1:16). Many Christians will spend hours in front of the TV or browsing social media each day, but give prayer or Bible study a mere hour on Sunday morning. Again, speaking from ministerial experience, I can tell you that many Christians cuss, drink, smoke, look at porno, have affairs, cheat, lie, and so on, on a regular basis. This book looks at several stories and passages throughout the Bible, verse by verse, looking at this essential subject. In it, we'll see that there is grace for the person struggling, but severity for the Christian who continues to indulge in unrepentant sin. We're made holy the moment we're saved and born-again, but then the Holy Spirit begins to teach us how to live holy.