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b'The quest for holiness derives from the church\\u2019s self-understanding as the \\u201cpeople of God.\\u201d Both the church\\u2019s identity and purpose are crucial to its relationship with God and the wider society. God calls the church (personally and corporately) to the task of living into and out of the full power of the Holy Spirit. Holiness is not only to be based on the church\\u2019s relationship with God as a separate, distinct people but also on the actualization of that holiness in relationship with the wider society. The church\\u2019s holiness demands that it really lives in accordance with the social order that God has given it, a social order that stands in sharp distinction with the pluralistic society in which it is located. As such, the church\\u2019s holiness is based on a dynamic, ongoing relationship with God\\u2014a relationship that, in turn, is to govern believers\\u2019 relationships with the wider society as well as those within their own community (cf. 1 Corinthians 5:9\\u201313; 2 Corinthians 6:14\\u20137:1; 10\\u201313). Without clear boundaries, the church loses her \\u201cprophetic\\u201d voice and moral ascendancy. The church must display the reality of sanctification, a sanctification that is framed first and foremost in corporate terms.'