In The Search for Holiness the author, Jerry Bridges, shows the Christian what it means to be truly holy. Holiness is living a life in accordance with the will of God. Holiness is a joint effort between God and his people, it is not something that God simply gives us when we accept him into our lives. Many times Christians neglect the responsibility we have to go towards God and pursue holiness. Holiness is not something that is fully attainable, it is a constant quest to be like God. Holiness is expected from God. Not only is it expected, but it is part of our birthright as Christians. God specifically calls us to holiness: “I am the Lord your God; consecrate yourselves and be holy, for I am holy” (Leviticus 11:44a). God is perfectly holy. Therefore, to be holy means to conform to the character of God and not to this world. Because God is perfectly holy, we can be confident that when He deals with us He is just and perfect. Bridges explains that holiness is God's greatest attribute. Because He is holy, that makes all of His other attributes good, holy, and righteous. God, being all these things, cannot hold us to a lower standard than holiness. Salvation is not something we can achieve through holiness alone. Through Christ doing the will of God and dying for us on the cross, we are made holy. The author expresses himself like this: "Holiness, therefore, is not necessary as a condition of salvation - which would be salvation by works - but as part of the salvation that is received through faith in Christ" (p. 34). While Jesus was here on earth he lived a perfectly holy life. His holiness was not attributed only to the fact that he had not sinned, but to the fact that God does not impose holiness on us. He loves us, so He gave us a choice. God has given us the privilege to pursue His heart so that we can experience the love He has for us. He wants to give us the gift of eternal life that He has in store for us if we pursue it with faith