B&H Books
192 pages
ISBN-10 : 1535975717
ISBN-13 : 978-1535975711
The holiness of God is one of the themes that attracts many Christians, since we find it impressive to see the Lord in his glory and holy majesty and of who we are before a God as holy as He.
Although it is a captivating subject, however, it seems to us that everything that concerns the holiness of God has already been said. But how wrong that idea is. We need day after day, year after year, to meditate and deepen on the holiness of God.
In her new book titled "Holier Than Thou", Jackie Hill Perry, invites us to see our holy God, but not only from a doctrinal but also a practical sense. Because talking about the holiness of God is not a theological matter reserved for scholars, but is for all who believe in the Lord.
In the seven chapters of this book, Perry shows us that the holiness of God goes beyond our conceptions, and how this attribute is essential to know the character of God. The author writes “to say that God is holy, holy, holy is to say that God is most holy. He is totally holy. Completely holy ”, and this is what makes God different from everything else. Creation, ourselves, are damaged by sin, but not God.
Jackie not only shows us the holiness of God through Scripture and by quoting some authors like Stephen Charnock, but she also makes us see that the holiness of God is a practical matter. What does it produce in us to know that the Lord is holy? In truth, it is very comforting to know it, since we can recognize that in what God does there is no malice or evil against us, unlike the pagan gods who are nothing.
This is a very practical book, which urges us to look at the Lord just like Isaiah, and humble ourselves before Him, and say: You are holy, holy, holy. The reader will find it to be an accessible and enjoyable book to read, with many references to books to help us delve deeper into this topic, and a warm exposition of Scripture.
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