I have greatly profited from Bryan Chapell's book the past 6-7 years“The early church robed adult believers in white after their baptisms. The garments did not indicate believers would never again sin. They signified the holiness of God provides despite our impurities. The robes covered an imperfect person. The implications remain vital for us today. We do not have to despair of ever attaining the perfection that would warrant God's acceptance. By recognizing the richness of his provision, we have the resources necessary to move forward in his service. We need never say, I can't do anything right. I always mess up. I have tried time and time again to live right and I always fail. If I try anything I will only look bad and get God mad, so why try? Some Christians are so afraid of stepping out of line that they never get in step with God. Fear of the loss of what little holiness they think they may have managed to scratch out in life has led to paralysis.”
Pick up the book, Holiness By Grace, and sit with Chapell at his table and dig in. This is from p. 202.
G. Mark Sumpter
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