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2018 // Issue 6

The Price of Sanctification

By Dale Yocum This gracious work is a gift of God; yet there are conditions to be met. Separation from Even the Dearest Friends It must have been a very testing experience in the life of Mary to agree to the angelic announcement. Immediately, there would be the question of what her fiancé would think of her. We are told that Joseph “was minded to put her away privily” (Matthew 1:19); and doubtless Mary thought of that probability. For her it was a decision as to whether she would put first the...

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The Awareness of God

The Awareness of God

By Steve Oliver Every Christian is called to be constantly aware of God, a way of life that is enabled by the indwelling Holy Spirit and cultivated by the individual believer. There are multiple passages that refer to this basic concept. In 1 Thessalonians 5:17, we are told to “pray without ceasing.” In other words, to develop a consistent awareness of God and an ongoing communication with Him. The passage goes on: “In every thing give thanks” – so our constant communication with God is to be...

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What Does Holiness Look Like To A Blind Man

What Does Holiness Look Like To A Blind Man

By Curtis Going “What does holiness look like to a blind man?” A pastor-friend of mine asked this thought-provoking question not long ago. Jesus warned against those hypocrites who “are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.” A blind man would not be impressed with white-washed graves, especially if he could smell the stench of dead men’s bones buried there. A blind man would not see a carefully...

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Paper Pulpits: The Role of Literature in the Holiness Movement

Paper Pulpits: The Role of Literature in the Holiness Movement

By Wallace Thornton, JR A love for reading was a prominent feature of the glorious birthright bequeathed to the Holiness Movement by early Methodism. Holiness people took seriously the observation of John Wesley, “It cannot be that the people should grow in grace unless they give themselves to reading. A reading people will always be a knowing people.” Of course, he expected such reading to center on the Bible as the ground of all truth, with Wesley himself confessing to be a man of one...

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The Importance of Holiness Preaching

The Importance of Holiness Preaching

By V.O. Agan There are as many ways to preach holiness as there are preachers, congregations, and individuals. But there are certain definite fundamental principles which must be adhered to by all who preach true holiness. The Holiness preacher is the only one in the universe who can show the way to perfect soundness. I wish that God could show all of us how to prepare to preach the Holiness message so as to lead others into this crisis experience. It is time for rekindled enthusiasm and not...

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Let’s Be Clear: What Did Happen At Pentecost?

Let’s Be Clear: What Did Happen At Pentecost?

By Paul L. Kaufman Throughout the Conservative Holiness Movement as an evangelist, I hear discussions, conversations and even preaching that reveals a certain lack of clarity as to what did transpire at Pentecost. In this article I will attempt to clarify some areas of confusion by addressing some of these misconceptions – to examine what the Scriptures say, and what do they not say about this vital event in Church history. The greatest gift that God can give us is to share His divine nature...

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