We tend to think of holiness as a “starchy starkness” from the world.  Holiness is the absence of secular thought and things, we contend.  Therefore, if we stay away from such insidious and polluting notions we are, by default, holy.  This concept of holiness may very well keep you out of the court room, but it will not guarantee you a place at the throne room.  The idea of holiness cannot just be “separation from,” it must also be “separation to.”

Are You Running From or Running To?

A holy life is not just separation from worldly things, it is …

“The prayer of faith springs from a divinely-implanted disposition, there is nothing mysterious in the act of faith. It is simply an assurance which relies upon a sufficient warrant.” –David MacIntyre

“Extreme faith is built upon the greater curiosities, those themes that are deep, taking a lifetime to explore.” –Gordon MacDonald

“Faith is only real in obedience.” –Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Faith expects from God what is beyond all expectation.” -Andrew Murray

“If we cannot believe God when circumstances seem to be against us, we do not believe Him at all.”         -Charles Spurgeon

“Faith is to rest,