Holiness, Truth and the Presence of God
by Francis FrangipanePublished in 1986
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- Part One: The Beginning of Holiness
- Humility Precedes Holiness — Hypocrites excuse their sin while condemning others. The humble recognize their need and look to God for grace. Holiness is a work of grace.
- Find God! — When we correctly relate to God, hunger for the glory of God leads us to forsake the praise of men.
- The Tent of Meeting — By nature, we are governed by the familiar. We must seek God until He becomes our security in place of our routines.
- Two Things, Two Things Only — We must come to know the heart of God and to know our own hearts.
- Part Two: The Spirit of Grace
- When Christ Is Revealed — The grace of God provides an actual transfer of the spiritual substance needed to meet the demands of the truth of God.
- “I Will Remember Their Sins No More” — Demonic strongholds come from the defenses we erect to protect ourselves from judgment. We must learn to trust the grace of God to allow us to draw near to Him.
- Drawing Near to the Holy God — The union of the knowledge of the holiness and of the love of God produces power and an experience of the reality of God.
- Part Three: God’s Power in a Holy Life
- Holiness Precedes Power — All true strength, including holiness, starts with a revelation of our need. When we look to Him, Jesus Himself becomes our holiness and our strength.
- Keeping Your Way Pure — The Holy Spirit bring the Scriptures alive to us. As we keep His words, holding onto them and treasuring them, He makes us willing and then obedient to them.
- The Holy Spirit of Truth — The Spirit breaks the power of sin in our lives by breaking the power of deception. No area of our lives can be corrected without a love of the truth.
- Repentance and the Way God Calls Holy — Repentance prepares the way for righteousness. Persist in repentance until holiness is manifest.
- Part Four: Fleeing Falsehood
- Beware: It Is Easy to Fake Christianity — Is your faith effective? Do your doctrines work? If not, why not? How do others who manifest the power and fruit of the Spirit receive such grace from God? When we stop obeying God, we start faking Christianity.
- A Heart Without Idols — As Jesus confronts our strongholds of idolatry, we must smash them.
- The Idol of False Knowledge — If we have ideas about God that are untrue, they will hinder our ability to relate to Him. We must not allow our notions to stand in the way of personally knowing the Lord.
- Part Five: The Sweet Taste of Holy Fruit
- Holiness Is a Tree Ripe With Fruit — Religion is its own god, while holiness takes no notice of itself. Holiness comes not from an absence of sin, but from seeking the Presence of God.
- The Converting Power of True Holiness — The Presence of God within shines out through a holy life and draws others to Him.
- The Highway of Holiness — The way to God is a way of life that eliminates the things that formerly brought death into the experiences of our lives.
- Part Six: The Radiance of Holiness
- A Place for Him to Rest — The Spirit of God will rest on the humble person who trembles at His word.
- The Bright Lamp of Holiness — The holiness of Christ within us brings an expression of the glory of God. That glory in maturity radiates from our bodies as a garment of light.
- The Way Into the Holy Place — In the secret place of the Most High, our human spirit touches the Holy Spirit. True worship must originate from this holy place.
- Part Seven: Purity of Heart
- Purity of Heart: Open Vision — Adhering to truth inwardly leads to perception of truth outwardly.
- The Virgin Shall Be With Child — To come into the physical world, the Spirit of Christ must enter through a physical body.