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“Holiness The Key To Revival” by Patricia Knowles
“Holiness The Key To Revival” by Patricia Knowles
Introduction
If you are hungry and desperate for more of God and His power in your life and the church, and long to see and experience the book of Acts again – this book is for you!
Searching and discovering ‘a missing key’ for our Christian lives was born twenty years ago out of divine dissatisfaction. My husband David, and I had been Christians for several years, had 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 would happen in His church and for our lives.
David asked God to send him old revival books and accounts of great men and women of God so that he could see if there was something common to all of them, and, if that were the case, what was it! So started our ‘search’!
This search revealed that saints such as Smith Wigglesworth, and others referred to in this book, experienced the gift of holiness before they received the Baptism with the Holy Ghost and Fire!
Scriptural Holiness is the ‘missing key’! It results from experiencing and walking in what John Wesley termed Entire Sanctification – the main name that will be used in this study. Since the doctrine of entire sanctification has been almost forgotten, hidden and not taught or preached in most denominations, it could appear to be something new, though it is not new to Christian theology and experience. We were careful, therefore, with the sharing of our discoveries. We now feel compelled to ‘go public’ and proclaim ‘this jewel’ of Scripture. God told us to, ‘share this with the King’s household’ (2 Kings 7:9) – the Church, which we believe its revelation will bring hope and answers to perhaps unspoken questions in the minds of many fellow believers.
It is reported that John Wesley said, ‘Only share this with people who are hungry.’ We are excited, as we have seen the increased hunger in God’s people and many well-known international ministers of God expressing this deep hunger. ‘Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled’ (Matthew 5:6). I hope that this study book will open the way to show believers how to ‘be filled’, and offer an antidote for the ailments, sin, sickness and fruitlessness in today’s western Church.
Like Joshua and Caleb we press on into the Promised Land in spite of unbelief and doubt in others. True holiness has never been a popular subject; the cost is very high, but the result is New Testament Power and the ‘abundant life’ Jesus promised! Holiness is the key to:
- Victory over sin,
- Fruitfulness,
- Effective prayer,
- Hearing God’s voice,
- Successful evangelism,
- Unity,
- Holiness and Sanctification,
- A Clean Heart,
- The Baptism of the Holy Spirit and Fire,
- Personal Revival,
- Readiness for the Lord’s Return.
Satan is a liar and a robber. For half a century and even longer, he has bred and fostered many misinterpretations, misconceptions, and fed half-truths to God’s people. So when we share this message, we always ask people to:
- Pray and be like the Bereans and search the Scriptures – ‘…whether these 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 – because of wrong teaching.
I am not a clever scholar but the contents of this book are based on God’s Word and proven testimonies. My personal observations were confirmed by the Holy Spirit. 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, but discerning through the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
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 me 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 Jer. 6:16)
David believed the Lord put into his mind the phrase, ‘It takes one match to start a forest fire’! Charles Finney, John Wesley and Jeremiah Lanphier were such men in their day. Who will be ‘a match’ in our generation to start a Fire of Revival again?
My thanks to the few of our ‘holiness group’, who, over the years, have witnessed to this hidden truth, and encouraged and supported us. Special thanks also to my ‘computer literate’ brothers – Robert Allison, Ron Hemes, Paul Perry 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. I must also thank John Campbell who has helped with web marketing of this book, and to Rev. Paul Gardiner who directed us to The Church of God International Pentecostal denomination who believe in this Wesleyan doctrine of entire sanctification.
Grateful and appreciative thanks must 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. Revival will enable ‘the Bride to have made herself ready for the marriage of the Lamb’. The hour is late and we must be ready as ‘…the glorious Church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing; but, that it should be holy and without blemish’ – ready to escape from the wrath of the Great Tribulation soon to come and, be in a fit state to warn and lead others to Christ.
God bless you and may the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of truth, lead us ALL into ALL truth for His glory.
Patricia Knowles
Hampshire, UK
New Publication
by David and Patricia Knowles
- What is Revival and what is NOT Revival
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- Exciting accounts of events in past Revivals to thrill and inspire us today.