Cliffs and Fences: Holiness and Personal Separation in Biblical Perspective

by Paul Crow

Convincing and utterly unerring, Christians of all denominations will find Cliffs and Holiness and Personal Separation in Biblical Perspective by Paul Crow an invaluable treatise on existence in the modern world. With commonsense approaches to abiding, accepting, and honoring the Bible and God’s intentions, all Christian readers need to live in accordance with His words and with distinction are between these two covers. All who claim the Bible as their authority will gain a foothold in the increasingly dubious Western experience that thrusts good Christians into compromising situations on a daily basis. Theological, yet practical and not at all overly academic, this work of nonfiction is indisputable and is broken into fourteen chapters with titles such as “Christian What God Says About What We Wear,” and “Morality in Why There Is a Right and Wrong Style.” From here on out, the alternative is simple. Live all of life in such a way that God's holiness will be reflected by your daily habits of life.

146 pages, Paperback

First published April 2, 2009

Reviews

[Tom Brennan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I confess I am not generally a fan of books about standards, as we independent Baptists use the term. I think our movement has emphasized them too much while failing to neglect the root subject much more emphasized in the Scripture of holiness. Having said that, I cannot help but give this five stars and flat out state that it is leagues better than all the other works I have read on the subject. First and foremost, this is because it is balanced. Paul Crow is not a raving lunatic. He offers us a reasoned, albeit firmly conservative, argument for standards. Second, it is scriptural. I do not know how many references he used but it is not a work filled with stories near as much as it is a work filled with biblical principle. He does not rant; he argues, cites Scripture, and thinks you into his positions rather than shouting you or shaming you into them. Along the way, he does not shrink from bringing up the opposing points of view, and dealing with them as well.

In short, my only disappointment with this book is that it is the only one he has written.

[Camiwar · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was gifted to me and I wasn't particularly interested in reading it based on the cover. I was pleasantly surprised, however, by the author's ability to impress upon the reader the necessity of having Christian standards without passing judgement on what exactly those standards should be. This is an excellent reminder for every Christian to evaluate how to be in, but not of, the world.