In Holiness The Heart of the Christian Experience by Chapman (Nazarene), he presents holiness as the heart of the Christian experience. He examines different points of holiness and how to get there.
Holiness, The Heart of the Christian Experience
By James Blaine Chapman
Summary
Holiness The Heart of the Christian Experience presents holiness as the heart of the Christian experience points and how to get there.
Evaluation by David Cox
I would understand that the Nazarenes are a branch off of the Holiness movement, basically tracing their basic doctrines and understandings back to John Wesley and the second work of Grace (being filled with the Holy Spirit). I would not agree with them on that main point that there is a “method” which when followed would result in holiness. True holiness is about knowing Jesus very well, and by walking with God day by day, one receives “the shining face” like Moses when he was in God’s presence. This is true holiness, seeing God reflected in me because I love Him.
Brown The Devil's Mission of Amusement 7 page article from 1889. Hollywood in the church and her ministries. Brown was a student of C.H Spurgeon.
Excerpts:
Different days demand their own special testimony. The watchman who would be faithful to his Lord and to the city of his God needs to carefully note the signs of the times and to emphasize his witness accordingly. Concerning the testimony needed now, there can be little if any doubt. An evil is in the professed camp of the Lord, that is so gross, so brazen in its impudence, that the most shortsighted of spiritual men can hardly fail to notice it.... Amusement for the people is the leading article advertised by each... until the hideous fact has been proved up to the hilt, that "amusement" is ousting "the preaching of the Gospel" as the great attraction... The Concert is fast becoming as much a recognized part of church life as the Prayer Meeting; and it is already, in most places, far better attended.
"Providing recreation for the people" will soon be looked upon as a necessary part of Christian work, and as binding upon the Church of God, as though it were a Divine command, unless some strong voices are raised which will make themselves heard.
Read the 7-page article: Brown, The Devil's Mission of Amusement.
Having said that, and this is their fault, thinking that holiness can be prescribed somehow by activities, let me also say that outside of the holiness-deeper life movement, NOBODY seems even remotely “worried” about being holy. Most groups gloss over holiness like it is automatic, they are holy even though they are full of sins, or it is a non-issue.
Chapman’s book is about holiness, and outside of these people like Finney, Murray, E.M. Bounds, etc. you will be hard put to find works that concentrate on holiness, and exhort and strive with one to stress holiness in their life.
I would recommend this book.
Chapter Content
Introduction
Chapter 1 How I Became Interested in Bible Holiness
Chapter 2 Holiness in the Teachings of the Bible
Chapter 3 The Prerequisites of Holiness
Chapter 4 Holiness Defined
Chapter 5 Holiness Differentiated
Chapter 6 Holiness Obtained
Chapter 7 The Way to Holiness
Chapter 8 Holiness as a Life Lived
Chapter 9 Holiness and Evangelism
Chapter 10 Holiness and Practical Living
Chapter 11 Holiness and the Second Coming
Chapter 12 A Holiness Catechism
Chapter 13 Correspondence on Holiness
Holiness The Heart of the Christian Experience presents holiness as the heart of the Christian experience points and how to get there.
salv74 The Just Will live by their Faith is an examination of the places where this occurs in Scripture, as well as what it means. TOPICS: What is Faith? | Faith and Israel’s Destruction | The Principle of Faith, the End of Faith | Faith guides us | If you have faith, do not go backwards | Faith is through receiving God.
Read the Tract: salv74 The Just Will live by their Faith
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