The Pursuit of Holiness - Purpose

This is the first take on the purpose of "The Pursuit of Holiness" by Jerry Bridges. It is primarily derived from the Preface, so it may restate some of the facts of an earlier post.

I would say the author's purpose is the workings of holiness in a Christian's life, at the most basic level. In the preface, the author addresses problems of incorrect beliefs and practices that a Christian probably has experienced in their walk concerning holiness. The author states that our 2 root problems are the reluctance of OUR responsibility and an incorrect view of the differences in OUR responsibility and GOD's responsibility. A key phrase could him describing holiness as a joint venture with God and the Christian. He will explain how this phrase works out throughout the book. Notice the emphasis that something is required from both parties.

We'll start with this. Through out the book, I will revisit & we will see how this holds up after 17 chapters. The root level of the book could change from the intention stated here.

I have noticed already that the author has built upon the basic understanding of holiness by adding different layers of what it should mean and how it works.