mandag 9. august 2010

Dare to be different – be what you are!

Dare to be different 
– be what you are!
A life of holiness

Forword:

‘It is this holiness — the doctrines, the experience, the action — that we Salvationists must maintain, else we shall betray our trust; we shall lose our birthright; we shall cease to be a spiritual power in the earth; we shall have a name to live and yet be dead; our glory will depart; and we, like Samson shorn of his locks, shall become as other men.’(1)

This material has been prepared for seminars on holiness and is meant as an introduction to the vast subject of holiness. When writing, I have had people with an active involvement in The Salvation Army in mind. However, as long as the readers are aware of this, I believe that the material will be interesting for all people longing for holiness.

As well as quoting great heroes of the faith, I have tried to share from my own journey with the Spirit – it is all about Him!

As with everything else in the Spiritual world – what is written will only be ‘letters’ if the Spirit does not bring them to life (1). It is my prayer that this will happen. Without the Spirit we are just like other men. With the Spirit, we are different. We should dare to be what we are in Christ.

May God bless you as we travel on this spiritual journey together!
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(1) Samuel Logan Brengle – quoted in Robert Street ”Called to be God’s People” IHQ 1999 p 64

The material has been used in many context since it was first used in Kenya 2010, and has been published as a registered E-book:

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ISBN: 978-82-997436-5-5

Dare to be different – be what you are! - in PDF-format

The power-point presentations:
  1. Dare to be different 
  2. Holiness in the individual 
  3. Holiness in historic perspective
  4. Holiness and perfection
  5. The community of saints
  6. This session on the Spiritual Gifts was done without PP
  7. No holiness but social holiness
  8. Holiness in music was mainly done by the delegates 
  9. Holiness in a Brengle-perspective
  10. The fruit of the Spirit 
  11. Holiness in society