Why is personal holiness is not popular?
Personal holiness has not been a topic that’s received great emphasis in the churches and ministries. In Rediscovering Holiness , J. I. Packer points to the same reality. Packer identifies 3 evidences that Christians today evidently do not think personal holiness is very important: It’s not the topic of much preaching, teaching, or writing. It’s seldom valued or expected in Christian leaders. It’s not shared in the message of evangelism, declaring to the world that without holiness, “no one will see the Lord” ( Heb 12:14 ). Apart from Packer’s own book , here are a few more faithful works, listed from older to recent, that I believe are good resources for every Christian in their pursuit of holiness: J.C. Ryle, Holiness . This maybe the classic work on the subject and even Ryle’s greatest contribution to the library of faithful Christian teaching. Fortunately, it’s old enough that it can be read online . And there’s also a recent edition with a nice biographical sketch...