And yet, it’s not immediately obvious what all this practically means. How does God work in us as we work this out? How can we serve in God’s strength and not our own? Or more to the point of this chapter, what does it mean that our effort toward holiness should be “Spirit-powered, gospel-driven, and faith-fueled?” It’s one thing to suggest that holiness comes when we “let the Spirit work in us” or by “letting the gospel grip our hearts” or by “fighting to believe the good news of God’s grace” or by “running to Jesus”—but how does any of this
