Clear Vision musings

The Holiness of God by R.C. Sproul is the March Free Audiobook Download of the Month at christianaudio.  I love this classic on God’s character and have both the audiobook offered here for free, and the print book.

What is the holiness of God? Are you intrigued by it, or are you terrified? R.C. Sproul clearly identifies this attribute of God and all the associations one may make with it. This absolutely will inform and radically cause a re-thinking of one’s view of God.

“The material in this book drove me to my knees and dramatically challenged my Christian life. Written by one of the most brilliant thinkers of our day, it is absolutely urgent reading for every Christian.” – Author Chuck Colson

The Holiness of God, Revised and Expanded Edition By R.C. Sproul / Tyndale House From Rudolf Otto’s mysterium tremendum to Martin Luther’s “insanity” and Jonathan Edwards’s fiery sermons, Sproul’s classic offers an accessible exploration of history and Scripture that will help you understand—and live with—the tension between God’s terrifying holiness and his inexplicable grace.Sproul explains, “How we understand the person and character of God the Father affects every aspect of our lives….God is inescapable. There is no place we can hide from Him. Not only does He penetrate every aspect of our lives, but He penetrates it in his majestic holiness. Therefore we must seek to understand what the holy is. We dare not seek to avoid it. There can be no worship, no spiritual growth, no true obedience without it. It defines our goal as Christians. God has declared, “Be holy, because I am holy” (Lev. 11:44). To reach that goal, we must understand what holiness is.” Allow one of the all-time classic works on God’s character to guide you more deeply into the presence of God as you respond to God’s holiness. This edition of Sproul’s work includes challenging study questions for individuals or small groups.

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Recently I listened to the audiobook of one of John Piper’s newest books, Think! I always enjoy Piper, because he always causes me to Think!

This short, easy to read or listen to book encourages us to love God with our mind. Many books on this topic get pretty weighty. This one does not, but still covers the topic well, and causes you to Think. While Piper definitely gets the point across that we are to use our minds and think, his focus is clear that this isn’t about a “head knowledge” only “intellectual” Christianity. But he clearly and scripturally refutes an anti-intellectual Christianity also – and relativism too. Our purpose is to study God’s Word diligently to  know God better to be able to love and glorify Him better, and show His love better to others. We need both disciplined study of the Word, and to trust God to teach us through His Holy Spirit.

Piper, as always, calls us to the deep – to deep love of our great God. The narrator of this audiobook, Wayne Shepherd, does a fine job.

I reviewed this audiobook under the christianaudio Reviewers Program. You can find this audiobook here.

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I am catching up on my book reviews, now that my writing projects are out of the way. Today’s review is on the classic by Jerry Bridges, The Pursuit of Holiness. I did this review on the audio version of this book, but I also have the print version and a Bible Study based on it. I recommend all three.

I reviewed this audiobook under the christianaudio Reviewers Program. You can find this audiobook here. Currently it is available as a FREE download!

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Lisa @ Me & My House

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