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CHAPTER 40

WHY PREACH HOLINESS AS A SECOND DEFINITE WORK OF GRACE?

1. Because God “wills” the sanctification of all His people. 1 Thessalonians 4:3 ; Hebrews 10:10 .

2. Because Jesus died that He might sanctify the people—the church—with His own blood. Hebrews 13: 12 ; Ephesians 5:25 –27.

3. Because the Holy Spirit is outpoured and given that He might sanctify. Romans 15:16; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Peter 1:2 .

4. Because we cannot preach the whole Gospel without preaching holiness as a second work. 1 Corinthians 13 ; Acts 26:18 .

5. Because it is the great need of the church in order to regain and maintain her spirituality. Hebrews 12:13 –15.

6. Because it unifies His people and thus brings strength and efficiency to the church. John 17:17 –21; Hebrews 2:11 ; 2 Timothy 2:21.

7. Because it is the short cut to the salvation of the unsaved. John 16:8 ; John 17:21 .

8. Because it generates the Missionary spirit and hastens the evangelization of the world. Ezekiel 36:23 .

9. Because “without holiness no man can see the Lord.” Hebrews 12:14 .

10. Because it is the secret of success in the ministry: it invariably stirs Satan and brings the blessings of God. Because of the joy and blessings it brings to the preacher’s own heart. Preaching holiness as a second work is the greatest luxury on earth.