Creating a Culture of Holiness Part 2

Our beliefs are not always reflected in what we say our values are, but are ultimately reflected in our actions. In the church -- where pursuing a life led by Christ and becoming more like him is of utmost value -- competing commitments, implicit personal beliefs, and sin come into conflict with God's values via self-sabotage, conscious or subconscious ignorance, and rationalized excuses. How can the church come together to create a palpable culture of Christ-likeness when our values generate friction with Christ's values? It is through the wholehearted pursuit of Jesus with community, the unedited verbalization of the friction we feel to allow it to spark change, and the leading of the Spirit who comes to confront, correct, and guide us in pursuing the person of Christ.