The Nexus of Holiness and Mission
Jack Wisdom is one of the scholars who helped us on The Voice Bible. Recently, I heard him give a talk on holiness and thought we ought to share it. Holiness is an important kingdom quality, but it is often misunderstood. In this guest blog, Jack deconstructs our false notions and replaces it with something more genuine.
The Nexus of Holiness and Mission
 by Jack Wisdom
God, the Holy One, calls his people to holiness: “You are to be holy, for I am holy” (1 Peter 1:16). What does that mean? Before I attempt to tackle that question, I want to be very clear about what it does not mean. God is not calling his people to be “holier than thou.” One of the problems with discussing holiness is that Christians, in various ways throughout the history of the church, have managed to give holiness a bad name by being “holier than thou,” by assuming and exuding...
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