Instructions
Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
Read Chapter 5 of the text, The Call to Holiness.
Respond to the following questions by posting your answers in the discussion.
According to the reading, why did God need to “recreate the original situation” in order to save us? Why isn’t it possible for us to please God and become holy enough on our own?
Why can’t sin be minimized, ignored, or swept away by God? Why isn’t trying harder or doing our best good enough for God without the cross? Explain.
Dr. Tennent states in the chapter that the cross has done two things for us; cleansed us from sin and transferred Christ’s holiness to us. Explain what these mean and their importance from your perspective.
What is “alien righteousness”? According to the chapter, how does holiness begin in us? Why is this important?
People can be moral, do good things and even grow and change to some degree without being Christians. What makes the Christian view of change and what is needed different from other theories or approaches to improvement? How should the Christian view of change and holiness affect your work as a social worker?

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