Can We Grow in Holiness apart from the Local Church? An Obvious and a Not-So-Obvious Answer

CCEF’s David Powlison responds to a question from DG:

A couple of books to explore these issues further:

Kevin DeYoung, The Hole in Our Holiness: Filling the Gap Between Gospel Passion and the Pursuit of Godliness (Crossway, 2012)

Thabiti Anyabwile, The Life of God in the Soul of the Church: The Root and Fruit of Spiritual Fellowship (Christian Focus, 2012).

Note that Desiring God’s national conference this fall is on the theme of pursuing holiness and being pursed by a holy God.

See also Tullian Tchividjian’s thoughtful post on gospel and law theology in the context of a recent moral failing in their church.