Stan Reeder presented this topic. Very helpful in seeing the distinctive between yesterday's understanding of holiness and today's. His outline was Thesis, Antithesis and Synthesis. This was debated on who is exactly under what. While being helpful, I didn't find it hopeful. Synthesis was a future reality not to be experienced today.
Thesis (1838 - 1960)
A. Personal Piety
B. Heavenly Focused
C. Crisis Emphasis
D. Prophetic Destiny
Antithesis (Today)
A. Authentic Community
B. Missional Focus
C. Discipleship Emphasis
D. Historically Rooted
Synthesis (Future - the pendulum will settle in the middle)
A. authentic community enjoyed by individuals of personal piety
B. mission focus compelled by eternal motivation
C. discipleship journey punctuated by crisis of experiential grace
D. historically rooted with a sense of prophetic destiny
What if the pendulum is the wrong image to think about in regards to God's revelation of holiness?
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