Genuine holiness is genuine Christ-likeness,and genuine Christ-likeness is genuine humanness - the only genuine humanness there is. Love in the service of God and others, humility and meekness under the divine hand, integrity of behavior expressing integration of character, wisdom with faithfulness, boldness with prayerfulness, sorrow at other peoples sins, joy at the Father's goodness, and single-mindedness in seeking to please the Father morning, noon and night, were all qualities seen in Christ, the perfect man.
Christians are meant to become human as Jesus was human. We are called to imitate these character qualities, with the help of the Holy Spirit, so that childish instability, inconsiderate self-seeking, pious play acting, and undiscerning pigheadedness that so frequently mar our professedly Christian life are left behind. 'Holiness, rightly understood, is a beautiful thing, and it's beauty is the beauty and tenderness of divine love.' which is precisely the beauty of truly mature humanity."
J. I. Packer, Rediscovering Holiness Servant Publications, Grand Rapids, MI. 1992 p 28,29
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Christians are meant to become human as Jesus was human. We are called to imitate these character qualities, with the help of the Holy Spirit, so that childish instability, inconsiderate self-seeking, pious play acting, and undiscerning pigheadedness that so frequently mar our professedly Christian life are left behind. 'Holiness, rightly understood, is a beautiful thing, and it's beauty is the beauty and tenderness of divine love.' which is precisely the beauty of truly mature humanity."
J. I. Packer, Rediscovering Holiness Servant Publications, Grand Rapids, MI. 1992 p 28,29
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