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| Product Description |
| Revised in 1997, The Holiness of God has sold almost 200,000 copies since it was first released in the 1980s. An instant classic on the awesome nature of God, this new paperback edition (of the 1997 revision) will keep ministering to people for many years to come. |
| My favorite book |
This book helped me understand God and the meaning of holiness. I suppose I had my own definition for the word holy before. My old definition would simply be sacred. Little did I know there was so much beauty in the definition of holiness. It was like stepping through a doorway into a beautiful unexplored land for me.
RC was able to use various bible passages to teach me about God's holiness. He tackled some tough scripture and gave me understanding. Certain parts of the bible which I may have skimmed over are now like beautiful paintings in a museum I had never noticed.
This is my favorite book because I believe I know God better after reading it.
It has always been hard for me to keep a personal copy. I always give them to friends hoping that they will know God better. |
| Nice meditation on God's Holiness |
Sproul does a nice job of defining the Holiness of God and our response. It comes across as a meditation. He quotes Calvin, Edwards, Luther and others. The doctrine is definitely reformed, which makes sense since Sproul is one of the most outspoken proponents of the doctrines of grace. The early chapters are especially good. I am a bit at a lost on the signficance of the latter chapters. In the early chapters, Sproul works on defining holiness, its relationship with God's other attributes, and our response. I thought his chapters on justifying God's just acts in the Old Testament were a little light and little dismissive. Although I agree when we put God's infinite holiness and his absolute sovereignty over us, the injustice seems inconsequential. I didn't fully understand the significance of the last chapter on "Holy Space and Holy Time."
Sproul has a tendency to grow on me after repeated readings, and this one is definitely worth rereading. There are not many books out there that goes into the attributes of God this deeply and are so easy to read. Maybe I'm reading too much Edwards, so I am a little disappointed at its depth. However, this book is very good for the audience it is trying to reach: the serious layman who wants a deeper understanding of God.
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| Sproul's most brilliant work |
| This book is soooooo good! A few things that don't jive with Catholic theology, but other than that, RC will give you a deeper and more profound respect for God's holiness. |
| wonderful |
| I received this as a gift and am so grateful for this book. It is not a book to be rapidly read but rather it is to be sipped on and to ponder. It is excellent and i loved it and HIGHLY recommend it. |
| The Holy |
At first I was a little disappointed in the audio-book since it was another speaker other than R.C. Sproul. However, after the first ten minutes I could hear the speaker, as if it were Sproul himself (since, of course, he is the author).
The book is EXCELLENT! It has a way of bringing you to a place of "awe" concerning God's holiness. It helped me to understand holiness and to desire God to bring forth holiness into my own life.
R.C. Sproul is one of my favorite Theology teachers, and this audio-book shows how God has gifted him to teach the truths of God's word clearly and effectively. ENJOY :)
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