The Pursuit of Holiness
Chapter One
Holiness Is for You
For sin shall not be your master, because you are
not under law, but under grace.
Romans 6:14
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The shrill ring of the telephone shattered the stillness
of the beautiful, crisp Colorado morning.
On the other end was one of those utterly impossible
individuals God seems to have sprinkled around here
on earth to test the grace and patience of His children.
He was in top form that morning-arrogant,
impatient, demanding. I hung up the phone seething
inside with anger, resentment, and perhaps even
hatred. Grabbing my jacket, I walked out into the cold
air to try to regain my composure. The quietness of my
soul, so carefully cultivated in my "quiet time" with
God that morning, had been ripped into shreds and
replaced with a volatile, steaming emotional volcano.
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