Holiness is what makes real love possible. Without it, love is purely sentimental, easily misplaced, and unconditionally conditional.

Jackie Hill Perry (b. 1989), Autorin, Dichterin, Bibellehrerin

Source: Holier Than Thou: How God's Holiness Helps Us Trust Him

Topics: Growth & Character, Love, Freedom & Truth

Occasions: For Reflection

Jackie Hill Perry

Jackie Hill Perry (* 1989) ist eine US-amerikanische christliche Autorin, Lyrikerin und Bibellehrerin im evangelikalen Raum. Bekanntheit erlangte sie durch Spoken-Word-Darbietungen sowie Schriften über Gottes Heiligkeit und ihren autobiografisch begründeten Wandel von einer lesbischen Lebensweise zum christlichen Glauben, was sowohl gesellschaftliche als auch theologische Debatten auslöste. Heutigen Bibellesern vermittelt sie traditionelle Glaubens- und Ethikfragen in einer bildstarken, zeitgenössischen Sprache.

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