This book just became available this month:

Holy, Holy, Holy: Proclaiming the Perfections of God. Orlando: Reformation Trust, 2010. [sample PDF]

The authors are Thabiti Anyabwile, Alistair Begg, D. A. Carson, Sinclair B. Ferguson, W. Robert Godfrey, Steven J. Lawson, R. C. Sproul, R. C. Sproul Jr., and Derek W. H. Thomas.

R. C. Sproul explains in the preface, “These chapters originated as lectures at the 2009 Ligonier Ministries National Conference in Orlando. The theme of that conference was ‘The Holiness of God’” (p. vi).

D. A. Carson’s chapter explains and applies 1 Peter 2:9–10: “‘A Holy Nation’: The Church’s High Calling” (pp. 75–89). Here’s his outline:

  1. Our Identity as Christians
  2. Our Purpose as Christians
  3. Our Foundation as Christians

Read the whole thing. You can also listen to the MP3 of Carson’s message at the conference.