Bridges, Jerry  (1929-2016) <br/><br/>
Navigator book  The pursuit of holiness 
Jerry Bridges 
 - 14th. 
 - U.S.A  NavPress  1983 
 - 158tr.  Paperback  18cm 
<br/><br/> Holiness: the Christian's joint venture with God. God's command is, `Be holy, for I am holy.` But as victims of sin's `guerilla warfare,` Christians are often prone to give up the fight, or at least to compromise with sin in its more difficult forms. Why do we so rarely experience holy living? The central issue confronting us, says Jerry Bridges in The Pursuit of Holiness, is that Christians fail to understand their own responsibility for holiness. `If we sin,` he writes, `it is because we choose to sin -- not because we lack the ability to say no to temptation. We are not defeated 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>089109430X 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Holiness -- Christianity
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>248.4  / J56-B85