Is a holier life simply a matter of living your best life? Is it about trying to live as morally upright as possible? Or worst still, is it about trying our hardest to impress God, to gain His approval.

What the bible has classically termed ‘sanctification’, has become something of a complexing issue to many Christians. Legalists and liberals alike have redefined it to either threaten or relieve the tension of personal holiness within albeit, a warped biblical framework.

In this weeks episode the Curious team take a look at what the bible has to say about our growth in personal holiness. Taking a biblical framework, the team expound the idea of two states, two covenants, two forces and two governing principles that identify the Christian’s struggle, and how the grounding truth of the new principle of life within us not only secures great assurance, but also inspires great dedication and commitment.

Further Reading

We’ve listed some views below for you to read and ponder…

Sanctification - Ligonier.org

Being Led and Transformed by the Holy Spirit - CSLewisInstitue.org

What is Sanctification? - Christianity.com

What we’re reading?

Abraham Kuyper ― The Work of The Holy Spirit

Sinclair B. Ferguson ― The Holy Spirit

George Smeaton ― The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit

R. C. Sproul ― The Mystery of the Holy Spirit

J. I. Packer ― Keep In Step With The Spirit

John Owen ― The Holy Spirit (works vol.3)

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How do I know what God wants me to do? How can I be sure that my choices are in line with His? Can I ever truly know God’s will in any specific situation?

One of the most perplexing issues that has dogged many Christians is their inability to discover what God's specific will may be for their lives at any given point. Questions like which job should I take? Which person should I marry? Where should I live? Or what should I invest in? etc. have caused perennial headaches (if not heartaches) for many believers.

In this week's episode, the Curious team tries to unpack what it means to appreciate the Holy Spirit's leading in our lives. They reflect on the two levels of leading the New Testament maps out: the general, macro level alongside the specific, micro level. Avoiding the trap of assuming the Spirit’s leading to be some systemised formula, the team outline basic, biblically common-sense principles for discovering the Holy Spirit's leading.

Further Reading

We’ve listed some views below for you to read and ponder…

What does it mean to be led by The Spirit? - Christianity.org

Being led and transformed by The Holy Spirit - CSLewisInstitute.org

What does the Bible mean by led by The Spirit?

What we’re reading?

Abraham Kuyper ― The Work of The Holy Spirit

Sinclair B. Ferguson ― The Holy Spirit

George Smeaton ― The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit

R. C. Sproul ― The Mystery of the Holy Spirit

J. I. Packer ― Keep In Step With The Spirit

John Owen ― The Holy Spirit (works vol.3)

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Have you ever asked yourself as a Christian, “am I forgiven?”or “am I going to heaven?” or “does God love me?” or even “do I have eternal life?”―have you ever wondered whether you might be asking the wrong question? Is the validity of our Christian experience qualified purely on the basis of what we feel? And given the deceptive and fluctuating aspect of human emotion, will such an approach ever deliver the longed-for stability we desire?

Is being a Christian only about having our sins forgiven and the slate wiped clean? Is the assurance of receiving anything more from God purely contingent on our making a success of this Christian life thing? How sure can we really be as to whether we’re truly forgiven, or whether God really does like us, or even whether we’re certain that we’ll make it in the end?

In this fifth episode on our series on the Holy Spirt, Pete and the Curious team take a good look at what the bible means by defining our Christian experience as being united with Christ! How the Holy Spirit secures such a privilege, what it means for us as believers, and how it cements the greatest security for our lives and our futures.

Further Reading

We’ve listed some views below for you to read and ponder…

What is Union with Christ? - DesiringGod.org

Union with Christ - TheGospelCoalition.org

Union with Christ - CSLewisInstitude.org

Union with Christ - Ligonier.org

What we’re reading?

We’ve been getting stuck into the following;

Abraham Kuyper ― The Work of The Holy Spirit

Sinclair B. Ferguson ― The Holy Spirit

George Smeaton ― The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit

R. C. Sproul ― The Mystery of the Holy Spirit

J. I. Packer ― Keep In Step With The Spirit

John Owen ― The Holy Spirit (works vol.3)

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