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Jonathan Srock is an ordained minister in the Assemblies of God with two bachelor degrees and a master of divinity degree. He lives in Central Pennsylvania with his parents and other family. He spends his time preaching, teaching Bible studies, and connecting with churches in his area. Check out Faithful Blogger!
Category Archives: Holiness Matters
Sword of the Spirit
How do we use the sword of the Spirit, our Bibles? Ephesians, where Paul mentions the sword of the Spirit, clarifying that it is the Word of God, is a prison epistle. It was written when Paul was imprisoned under … Continue reading
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Tagged armor of God, sword of the Spirit, the Bible, word of God
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The Double-Sided Coin
Everybody is concerned about their image. Our culture tells people that they are overweight. Multiple commercials bombard us in the middle of every TV show break touting this weight-loss system or that one. But the thing is that we all … Continue reading
The Other Side of Holiness
I’ve met many Christians in my ministry that still struggle with staving off sin. They think holiness is the battle to stop sinning. I get question after question on how to stop it. Everyone was looking for a magic bullet … Continue reading
Character Transformation
Every person I know, even the ones who say they are happy with the way they are, desires to change at least one thing about themselves. Just look at a bookshelf of self-help books. They must be one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged character, character chains, endurance, holiness, James 1:2-4, patients, Romans 5:3-5, steadfast
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Growing in Holiness
We are almost two months into the New Year. Many people have a New Year’s resolution that they begin, and by this time, have given up at least one of them. Everyone talks about how to make New Year’s resolutions … Continue reading
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Tagged becoming holy, conformed to Christ, growing up in godliness, sanctification
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Loving the Journey
It’s amazing how far we’ve come in travel. Just 200 years ago, we were subject to horseback and wagons. But now we have trains, planes, and automobiles. The speed of life has increased because of our travel options. The amount … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, excitement, holiness, journey, old life to new life, sanctification
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7 Rejection Hacks for Christians
If there’s anything you’ve noticed in the last couple of Holiness Matters blog posts, and perhaps in every one of them, we aren’t welcome in this world. It’s not that everyone we know treats us rudely us or is out … Continue reading
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Tagged facing rejection, in the world but not of it, persecution, Rejection
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Soldiers for Christ
I’m not much of a fighter, at least not physically. In one of my favorite movies about Martin Luther, one of his scholar friends tells the Prince, “Luther doesn’t fight with his hands. He fights with his words.” This has … Continue reading
Culture Shock
I’ve never been to another country, other than Canada, but does that count? But I can imagine I wouldn’t do so well with a different culture. I had a missionary friend in Bible College who spoke from his passion and … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian culture, dealing with culture, kingdom culture, types of culture
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9 Pilgrim Principles
I wasn’t the popular kid in school. I never fit in. If I showed you a picture of me in high school, you’d understand. Legally blind and short. That’s two automatic strikes against me. But I didn’t let it get … Continue reading