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What is spirituality? For some, it means nothing more than vague self-improvement pulled from the latest best-selling self-help book. For others, it refers to some generic religious practice. Shedding life-giving light on what often remains ill-defined and unclear, this book sets forth a vision of biblical spirituality—“a renewed sense of the momentousness of being alive in God’s world as God’s...

These key passages provide the origins, definition, and goals of spiritual formation. Genesis 1–2 indicates that spiritual growth through divine revelation and instruction is part of creation’s fabric. God is a teacher. Much of the rest of our chapter will deal with how spiritual formation combats sin. Yet the fact that spiritual growth existed before and after sin indicates that formation encompasses more than having one’s sins forgiven. Formation is about more than beating back bad habits
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