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Executive Summary
This study book
is a book of Exposure, Hope and Challenge.
It is an exposure and an unearthing of a lost truth which needs to be rediscovered,
taught and experienced in today’s Church.
This book is to bring hope, encouragement and fresh vision to the Church.
The book is for Christians who are:
- Saved - but
stuck
- Forgiven - but not in
victory.
- Frustrated - but
believing.
- Dry, disappointed,
discouraged, disillusioned, doubting, damaged, defeated and
desperate.
- Hungry for more of
God
It is for those who want their
Christian life to be effective.
It is for Christians who want to see a genuine God-sent Revival.
It explores how we can obey the commandment of the Lord in 1 Peter 1:15-16, ‘Be
ye Holy, as I am Holy.’
It explores through Scripture and proven testimonies, the Missing Link of the truth
of Entire Sanctification or the Clean Heart, where victory over sin is possible
(not sinless perfection, please note).
It is a challenge for honesty and reality in God’s people.
It is not intended to be arrogant or critical, but - it is one of exposure and
challenge; the challenge in our ‘comfortable’ Western society.
This book is for the Lord’s glory and pleasure, and blessings and fulfilment for
the people of God.
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Introduction
If you are hungry and desperate for
more of God and His reality in your life and long to see and experience real
Revival – this book is for you.
The subject – the challenge of Holiness and how it leads to Revival, was born
twenty years ago out of divine dissatisfaction. My husband David and I had been
Christians for several years, attended an excellent Bible-based charismatic
church and received all round, sound teaching from many sources. Yet, we saw
unreality, hypocrisy and super-spirituality in the church in general and we
wanted reality and what Jesus said should happen in His church and for our
lives.
David asked God to send him old Revival books and books of great men of God so
that he could see if there was something common between them, and, if that was
true, what was it! So started our ‘search’.
This desire for the truth, and the increasing revelation over this missing
‘key’, never went away, and to this day, it is as strong as we believe it could
ever be. God has led, confirmed and encouraged us over and over again and is
still doing so.
Scriptural Holiness, the ‘missing link’ is a result of experiencing and walking
in what John Wesley termed Entire Sanctification – the main name I shall use in
this study. Since the doctrine of Entire Sanctification has been almost
forgotten, hidden and not taught or preached it could appear to be something
new. We were careful, therefore, with whom we shared our discoveries, and even
today, God restrains us or prompts us. We now feel compelled to ‘go public’ and
proclaim this jewel. God clearly has told me to ‘share this with the King’s
household’ (2 Kings 7:9) – with you my fellow believer.
John Wesley said, “Only share this with people who are hungry.” We are excited,
as we have seen the increase of hunger in God’s people and many well-known
international ministers of God expressing this deep hunger. “Blessed are those
who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled” said
Jesus. I pray that this study book will open the way to how to be filled!
Like Joshua and Caleb we press on in spite of unbelief and doubt in others.
True holiness has never been a popular subject – the cost is very high.
Satan is a liar and a robber. For half a century and even longer, he has bred
and fostered many misinterpretations, misconceptions, and half-truths to God’s
people. So when we share this, we always ask people to:
- Pray and be like the Bereans and search the
Scriptures – “…whether those things were so” Acts
17:11
- Please be patient
and see the whole picture before you accept or reject this,
- Please be
open-minded since you may hear things new to your perhaps long held
theology, and
- Please read this
book at least twice!
This book is an exposure of some lies of Satan that millions of sincere, lovely
Christians have believed – due to wrong teaching.
I am not a clever scholar but the contents are based on God’s Word and proven
testimonies and my personal observations and leading by the Lord. The content
could well be controversial in places but I trust the Lord to be the judge. My
intent is not to be arrogant or critical.
From the moment I was saved over thirty years ago, I asked the Holy Spirit to
lead me into all truth, and to never let me go astray or follow a wrong
doctrine. I believe He has led David and I along this path and we pray that it
will lead to the ancient path – the Highway of Holiness – and that you too will
walk with us along that road. (Isaiah 35:8 and Jeremiah 6:16)
My thanks to the few of our ‘holiness group’, who, over the last six years,
have witnessed to this hidden truth, encouraged and supported us. Special
thanks also to my ‘computer literate’ brothers - Robert Allison, Ron Hemes and
especially Nigel Smeeth - without whom you’d never be reading this, and to
David, my husband, who is one with me in all I share here. Thanks also to John
Campbell who has helped in electronic distribution/marketing, and to Rev Paul
Gardiner who directed us to The Church of God International Pentecostal who
believe in the Wesleyan doctrine of Entire Sanctification.
Grateful and appreciative thanks go to Dr Hollis Gause for his dedicated and
detailed work of theologically editing my book on behalf of The Church of God,
International. Thank you for "reading" and affirming my heart.
May this book bring hope, renewed vision to the people of God and Revival to
today’s church.
God bless you and may the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of truth, lead us ALL into
ALL truth - for His glory!
February 2010
Hampshire, UK
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The Introduction to Holiness - The Key To Revival
Read The List of Contents
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Patricia being interviewed on Revelation TV
NEW!! CD - "Be
Ye Holy" Scriptures to accompany the book
"Holiness The Key To Revival" by Patricia Knowles
"Holiness - The Key To
Revival"
Contents
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Introduction
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9
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Part
One
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1
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What
Is Wrong?
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11
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2
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What
is Missing?
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13
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3
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A Clean Heart --> Holiness
--> Revival!
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19
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4
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Why has this Truth been lost to
Today’s Church?
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21
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5
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What Actually is
Holiness?
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25
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6
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What is the Scriptural Evidence
for Holiness or Entire Sanctification?
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27
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7
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Is
only Half the Gospel Preached Today?
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29
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8
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What
is Man?
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33
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9
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Sanctification—What
is the
Truth?
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37
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10
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The
Process to the State of Sanctification
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41
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11
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How Can We be
Holy and Free From Sin?
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49
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12
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What Happened on
the Cross?
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51
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13
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Testimonies
from Sanctified Saints
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53
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Part
Two
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14
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Deceived and
Robbed!
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63
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15
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Benefits
and Results of Entire
Sanctification
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69
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16
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Why
Revival Tarries
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73
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17
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How
to Receive Entire
Sanctification
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81
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".... that we
should not serve sin!" Romans 6:6
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93
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Romans
7:15-25
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Romans 6:6
again
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99
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".... that the body of sin might be
destroyed"
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101
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In a
Nutshell!
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103
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Postscript
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105
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24
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Scriptures…
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109
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25
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Recommended
Reading
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119
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The Introduction to Holiness - The Key To Revival
Read The List The Executive Summary
See Patricia being interviewed on Revelation
TV
NEW!! CD - "Be
Ye Holy" Scriptures to accompany the book
"Holiness The Key To Revival" by Patricia
Knowles
Endorsements
I am pleased to add my endorsement of Patricia Knowles new
book, Holiness - The Key To revival. This book is biblically based,
doctrinally sound, and passionately written. Her personal observations
and the inclusion of proven testimonies strongly support her major
premise that, the "highway of holiness" is the way to revival for today's
church.
I highly recommend this book to ministers and laypersons alike. Its rich
content, informational charts and diagrams, and Biblical foundation will serve
as wonderful guides to anyone who is sincerely interested in seeing the church
experience revival today. The church needs revival and the only path is for
God's people to live the sanctified life.
Dr G Dennis McGuire
General Overseer of the Church of God
The need for Pentecostal renewal and revival in our
churches has never been more urgent than it is today. David and Patricia
Knowles have done an excellent job in pressing home this fact, and it is our
prayer that the Holy Spirit will use this book to create in the hearts of His
people the type of holiness that is acceptable to God.
Eric A. Brown FRSA
Administrative Bishop
New Testament Church of God
England & Wales
In a fresh, engaging and anointed manner, Patricia
Knowles presents the neglected doctrine of holiness-sanctification as the key
to the true, costly and deep renewal of the church. This is an unusual,
thoroughly understandable and inspiring work. It deserves to be read by all who
long for God, the revival of the church and the discipling of billions of our
neighbours who need to know Christ and be prepared for His coming
again.
Steven Jack Land, Ph.D
President, Professor of Pentecostal Theology
Church of God Theological SeminaryPatricia Knowles presents an
impassioned cry for a return to the biblical experience of sanctification
and to the living of a life of separation and purity: in other words, a
life of holiness. Her zeal for this call to holiness shows in every
chapter of her book, HOLINESS, THE KEY TO REVIVAL. I commend her for her
zeal and love for this neglected
teaching.
This book is devotional in nature,
but it is more than that. It is a valuable resource that presents
Scripture, doctrine and the testimony of many believers who have followed this
way of life in the Holy Spirit and can testify to the effectiveness of the
message.
The
passion of the book is to demonstrate that the experience of personal
sanctification is provided in Christ's death and resurrection, commanded and
promised in Scripture and is a very real experience in the record of
Scriptures and believers in Jesus Christ in all ages of the Christian
church.
This
book is a welcome contribution to holiness Pentecostal literature. It is
highly readable. It lends itself easily to teaching. It provides
graphics that are adaptable to overhead projection and power point
presentation.
I am
pleased to commend this book to the attention and use by laity, pastors,
teachers, evangelists and other ministers of the Word.
R. Hollis Gause, Litt.D.,
Ph.D., D.D.
Professor of New Testament and Theology
Church of God Theological Seminary
Cleveland, TN, USA
On Chapter
24 –Scriptures on Sanctification and Holiness
“This is an excellent listing of texts
on the subject of your book; these texts could be used by a pastor as a study
guide for mid-week prayer services or Sunday evening services in
series.”
“You have an excellent presentation
here. I think that it is on the ‘cutting edge’ of a revival of Holiness among
Pentecostals and also in the Evangelical movement. I am of the opinion that
this is going to be the ‘hot topic’ for preaching, conferences and publications
for time to come”
R. Hollis Gause, Litt.D.,
Ph.D., D.D.
Professor of New Testament and Theology
Church of God Theological Seminary
Cleveland, TN, USA
Reader’s
Comment
“It (the book) is so clear, it is so
true, right, noble, totally crucially relevant, and other words I cannot find!
Wonderful, inspiring, and, potentially life changing! I am not making this up –
you must write the second book!”
John
B.
Florida, USA
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