"Holy"-this feels grand yet intimidating, doesn't it? Awesome yet terrifying. What offends us about God? Here our answer usually centers on His holiness and how we don’t measure up. What attracts us to God? When asked this question, our answer typically revolves around His love toward us. Melissa Kruger, author and director of Women’s Initiatives for The Gospel Coalition With biblical wisdom and theological insight, Jackie turns our gaze upon the beauty of the Lord in his holiness-faithfully reminding us that by beholding, we believe, and so we become.
Holier than Thou by Jackie Hill Perry offers an awe-inspiring view of God as she invites us to celebrate the goodness, majesty, and glory of God’s holiness in all of his justice, righteousness, and purity.
Too often-and to our dismay-we try to be holy apart from knowing Him who is holy. Ray Ortlund, Renewal Ministries, Nashville How? By helping us see and understand God more clearly, and by helping us feel more seen and understood. Holier Than Thou by Jackie Hill Perry is a surprising book. Mason, Lead Pastor of Epiphany Fellowship Church Many in this generation and beyond may find this work as a gateway into theology and more importantly to understanding the holiness of God and their call to reflect it in and through Jesus Christ. I'm glad that this generational voice is a symphonic blend of the sorts. However, when art and theology meet, we get the Psalms, Parables, Prophets, and more. Many times reading theology can feel so impersonal that many people view it as irrelevant. She offers us not just a God worthy of our worship, but of our complete trust and obedience.Īrt and theology have met. Jackie brings to bear her prodigious gift with words on the Bible’s message of God’s transcendent holiness.
In a world consumed with self-discovery, self-absorption, and self-worship, the people of God need regular reminders to lift our eyes to a higher Object than this earthly plane can offer.
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