The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges
Week 2: Chapter 2 — The Holiness of God
Read Chapter 2 of The Pursuit of Holiness. Primary Scripture: Isaiah 6:1–8; Revelation 4:8.
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Before we can pursue holiness ourselves, we need to reckon with what it looks like in its purest and most terrifying form — in God himself. Let these questions draw you toward a fresh awe of who God is.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.Bridges grounds the call to human holiness in the holiness of God himself. Why is it essential to start there rather than starting with rules, disciplines, or human effort?
2.Isaiah's vision in chapter 6 — the seraphim crying 'Holy, holy, holy' — is one of the Bible's most dramatic portraits of God's holiness. What aspect of that scene strikes you most forcefully, and what does it reveal about the nature of holiness?
3.Bridges points out that holiness is not merely one attribute of God among many but the attribute that colors all the others — his love is holy love, his wrath is holy wrath, his mercy is holy mercy. How does thinking about God's holiness in this integrated way change how you relate to him?