Holiness, Matt Ayars
Holiness, Matt Ayars
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Holiness
A Biblical, Historical, and Systematic Theology

Author: Matt Ayars, Caleb T. Friedeman, Christopher T. Bounds

Narrator: Adam Verner

Unabridged: 13 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/17/2023


Synopsis

Be holy because I am holy. Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.

The Christian life includes many demands, but perhaps none are as challenging or as misunderstood as the biblical command to "be holy" (Leviticus 11:44 and 1 Peter 1:16) or to "be perfect" (Matthew 5:48). How should we understand these charges?

In this volume, three scholars from the Wesleyan tradition offer a collective treatment of the theme of holiness that includes: exegesis of key biblical passages, a survey across church history, and theological reflections on the relationship between entire sanctification and other doctrines.

In addition, the coauthors constructively argue for a "neo-holiness" model that encourages the pursuit of Christian perfection but avoids the pitfalls of Pelagianism by incorporating historic understandings of grace and the work of the Holy Spirit with the best of the Wesleyan tradition.

Here, the commands to "be holy" and to "be perfect" take on new meaning. What may have been a burden becomes a blessing.

About Matt Ayars

Matt Ayars is president and assistant professor of Old Testament at Wesley Biblical Seminary. He is the author of several books, including The Shape of Biblical Hebrew Poetry and Salvation in Fresh Perspective.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bob

Summary: A biblical, historical, and theological argument within the Wesleyan tradition for holiness understood as “entire sanctification” or Christian perfection, able not to sin and to wholeheartedly love God and neighbor. This book caught my attention for the simple reason that it seems to have fa......more

Goodreads review by Callie

TH 601 - I appreciate how this book is packed full of biblical evidence for Christian perfection. It has cultivated my understanding of Wesleyan soteriology and, therefore, has changed me as a person and will impact my future vocation.......more