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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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Read The List The Executive Summary
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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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