True holiness isn’t found by looking within, but by looking to Christ. In this pastoral work, H. A. Ironside exposes the errors of the “Second Blessing” and “Higher Christian Life,” showing how such views turn us inward. With biblical clarity, he distinguishes our position in Christ from our condition, insisting that justification is not a feeling but God’s once-for-all verdict: the ungodly declared righteous through faith in Jesus. Feelings may change, but the Judge’s decision stands.

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Chapters 📑

(0:00) Introduction and Preface
(0:03:00) 1 - Autobiographical: My Conversion to God
(0:12:09) 2 - Holiness: The Great Desideratum
(0:21:31) 3 - Sunshine and Clouds
(0:33:59) 4 - The Struggle Ended
(0:50:56) 5 - Observations of the Holiness Movement
(1:00:20) 6 - Sanctification: Its Meaning
(1:15:18) 7 - Sanctification by the Holy Spirit: Internal
(1:31:44) 8 - Sanctification by the Blood of Christ: Eternal
(1:45:31) 9 - Sanctification by the Word of God: External Results
(2:05:46) 10 - Relative Sanctification
(2:17:02) 11 - Dead to Sin, and Perfect Love
(2:29:23) 12 - The Baptism of the Holy Spirit and of Fire
(2:46:15) 13 - Perfection, as Used in Scripture
(3:03:14) 14 - Cleansing From All Sin, and the Pure In Heart
(3:19:37) 15 - The Believer’s Two Natures
(3:35:46) 16 - Concluding Remarks on “The Higher Christian Life”

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Holiness—The False and the True: “Second Blessing” & “Higher Life” Examined by Ironside (Audiobook)