Sanctified Living: More than Grace and Forgiveness (Lutheran Voices) (Lutheran Voices)

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 96 pages
• Published by: Augsburg Fortress Publishers April 1, 2008
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0806680113
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0806680118
• Book Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
• Weighs: 4 ounces

Product Description
Lutherans have a well-developed understanding of justification by grace through faith apart from works. It is the hallmark of their common history and the key doctrine by which the gospel stands or falls. All this is fine and good, Honeycutt maintains, but because of this emphasis upon grace and forgiveness, Lutherans tend to be a bit nervous with conversation about holy living, perhaps fearing that this treads too closely to works righteousness.
This book is about sanctification the relentless life-changing power of the Holy Spirit to encourage actual progress and maturity in the Christianl ife. With genial style, the author helps readers understand how this overlooked doctrine in basic Lutheran theology complements rather than competes with the core confessions of Lutheran faith and the timeless promises of scripture.

About The Author
Frank G. Honeycutt is pastor of Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Columbia, South Carolina. He is the author of Marry a Pregnant Virgin: Unusual Bible Stories for New and Curious Christians (Augsburg Books, 2008, 978-0-8066-8036-1).

Reader Reviews
Pastor Frank Honeycutt makes some much needed inroads concerning the "s" word that generally makes Lutherans quake in their pews. He is candid about this little crack in our current Lutheran practice, yet he has infused his candor with good wit, good intelligence and good scholarship. With this book, Honeycutt propels Lutherans into a life that actively lives out the gifts of grace and forgiveness and moves us from our Laz-E-boys to lives in motion, lives sanctified by the motion of the Holy Spirit in our hearts and lives. I would recommend this book to any Lutheran curious about how a bad "s" word is actually a wonderful word that can walk comfortably hand-in-hand with our emphasis on justification by grace.