From Transactional Faith to Transformational Life in Christ
Are you tired of feeling stuck in your faith? Do you long for real, lasting spiritual transformation that feels relational rather than formulaic?
Like many Christians, you may feel as if you're living in a cycle of fits and starts, seeking to grow closer to God but feeling disillusioned in your faith. In a culture of hustle and hurry, maybe you long to trade a transactional faith for a transformational relationship with God.
In Dwelling in Christ, Jonathan R. Bailey reintroduces the Threefold Way-an ancient, time-tested path of Christian spirituality. Moving beyond quick fixes and performance-based faith, this well-worn path offers a practical movement through three stages for growing in Christlikeness over a lifetime.
Discover anew how to walk the Threefold Way:
- Purgation: Learn to release the harmful and unloving things that pull you away from God.
- Illumination: Dwell more deeply in God's presence as you intentionally and gradually align your heart more and more with his.
- Union: Experience an ever-deepening friendship with God that increasingly transforms you into Christlikeness from the inside out.
Aided by the wisdom of ancient monastics, contemporary theologians, and thoughtful reflections on his own spiritual journey, Bailey invites you to trade the illusion of control for the reality of love. In continuity with spiritual voices such as Dallas Willard and Richard Foster, this book offers a hopeful and practical way of life through retrieving a framework reaching back into the earliest centuries of the church. With Dwelling in Christ, be free from chasing quick fixes and enter the steady, lifelong journey of becoming like Christ.
Industry Reviews
"If you're weary of formulaic spirituality and yearning for a deeper life with God, Dwelling in Christ will be a welcome companion on the journey. With clarity and wisdom, Jonathan R. Bailey draws from the rich tradition of the Threefold Way to offer a compelling vision of how genuine transformation in Christ unfolds through intentional rhythms of grace."
Tim Wildsmith, pastor and author of Daily Scripture Guidebook
"I have known Jonathan R. Bailey for about fifteen years. Over those years he has demonstrated a rare gift for innovation and clear, illustrative teaching. His work in creating the Dwell app is a gift to the Christian world, as has been his leadership within Renovar©. So I was not surprised to see all of these talents showcased in this important book. Jonathan has dug deeply into the mines of the ancient faith and brought out pure golden nuggets for the modern reader who has begun to wonder whether or not a transforming friendship with God is actually possible."
Gary W. Moon, founding executive director of the Dallas Willard Center for Christian Spiritual Formation and the Renovar© Institute and author of Becoming Dallas Willard
"With beautifully crafted phrases and sentences, Jonathan R. Bailey draws us into the eternal journey for which we have been created. Drawing upon the timeless wisdom of the ancient Threefold Way-purgation, illumination, union-he stirs our heart's desire to become reflectors of God's self-giving love. Most helpfully, he shares generously from his own learnings and failures to provide us with an accessible map for our own pilgrimage into our mutual indwelling with Christ. Our times cry out for fresh voices who will become our companions and guides along this Way. I give joyful thanks for this voice!"
Trevor Hudson, author of Discovering Our Spiritual Identity and In Search of God's Will
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