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A Cut Abovelegalism v. holinessmy old church dress code v. is what I am wearing an affront to God’s holiness?legalism and religiousness of attending church v. I am called to be holyThe FREEDOM you are searching for IS only FOUND IN HOLINESS
1 Peter 1:15-16
Holiness Defined–To be holy is to be distinct, separate, in a class by oneself.
The primary meaning of holy is ‘separate.’ It comes from an ancient word that meant, ‘to cut,’ or ‘to separate.’ Perhaps even more accurate would be the phrase ‘a cut above something.’A cut above meaning it is in an all together higher class, superior to others
This means that the one who is holy is uniquely holy, with no rivals or competition.
“When the Bible calls God holy it means primarily that God is transcendentally separate. He is so far above and beyond us that He seems almost totally foreign to us. To be holy is to be ‘other,’ to be different in a special way. The same basic meaning is used when the word holy is applied to earthly things.”-Sproul
When we use the word holy to describe God, we face another problem.We often describe God by compiling a list of qualities or characteristics that we call attributes.We say that God is a spirit, that He knows everything, that He is loving, just, merciful, gracious, and so on.The tendency is to add the idea of the holy to this long list of attributes as one attribute among many. But when the word holy is applied to God, it does not signify one single attribute.On the contrary, God is called holy in a general sense. The word is used as a synonym for his deity. That is, the word holy calls attention to all that God is. God is love, not God is love, love, loveBUT the Word tells us God is holy, holy, holyIt reminds us that His love is holy love, his justice is holy justice, his mercy is holy mercy, his knowledge is holy knowledge, his spirit is holy spirit.
Exodus 15:11New King James Version (NKJV)11 “Who is like You, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders?
1 Samuel 2:2New King James Version (NKJV)“No one is holy like the Lord, For there is none besides You, Nor is there any rock like our God.
To be holy is to be morally pure.When things are made holy, when they are consecrated, they are set apart unto purity.They are to be used in a pure way. They are to reflect purity as well as a separation from all that is impure.
Psalm 24:3-5New King James Version (NKJV)3 Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place?4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol,Nor sworn deceitfully. 5 He shall receive blessing from the Lord, And righteousness from the God of his salvation.
Isaiah 6:3-5New King James Version (NKJV)3 And one cried to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!” And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke. 5 So I said: “Woe is me, for I am undone!Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips;For my eyes have seen the King, The Lord of hosts.”
Isaiah having come into the presence of a holy God, comes “undone” because he realizes his sinfulness, his impurity
Habakkuk 1:13New King James Version (NKJV)13 You are of purer eyes than to behold evil, And cannot look on wickedness.Why do You look on those who deal treacherously, And hold Your tongue when the wicked devoursA person m...
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A Cut Abovelegalism v. holinessmy old church dress code v. is what I am wearing an affront to God’s holiness?legalism and religiousness of attending church v. I am called to be holyThe FREEDOM you are searching for IS only FOUND IN HOLINESS
1 Peter 1:15-16
Holiness Defined–To be holy is to be distinct, separate, in a class by oneself.
The primary meaning of holy is ‘separate.’ It comes from an ancient word that meant, ‘to cut,’ or ‘to separate.’ Perhaps even more accurate would be the phrase ‘a cut above something.’A cut above meaning it is in an all together higher class, superior to others
This means that the one who is holy is uniquely holy, with no rivals or competition.
“When the Bible calls God holy it means primarily that God is transcendentally separate. He is so far above and beyond us that He seems almost totally foreign to us. To be holy is to be ‘other,’ to be different in a special way. The same basic meaning is used when the word holy is applied to earthly things.”-Sproul
When we use the word holy to describe God, we face another problem.We often describe God by compiling a list of qualities or characteristics that we call attributes.We say that God is a spirit, that He knows everything, that He is loving, just, merciful, gracious, and so on.The tendency is to add the idea of the holy to this long list of attributes as one attribute among many. But when the word holy is applied to God, it does not signify one single attribute.On the contrary, God is called holy in a general sense. The word is used as a synonym for his deity. That is, the word holy calls attention to all that God is. God is love, not God is love, love, loveBUT the Word tells us God is holy, holy, holyIt reminds us that His love is holy love, his justice is holy justice, his mercy is holy mercy, his knowledge is holy knowledge, his spirit is holy spirit.
Exodus 15:11New King James Version (NKJV)11 “Who is like You, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders?
1 Samuel 2:2New King James Version (NKJV)“No one is holy like the Lord, For there is none besides You, Nor is there any rock like our God.
To be holy is to be morally pure.When things are made holy, when they are consecrated, they are set apart unto purity.They are to be used in a pure way. They are to reflect purity as well as a separation from all that is impure.
Psalm 24:3-5New King James Version (NKJV)3 Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place?4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol,Nor sworn deceitfully. 5 He shall receive blessing from the Lord, And righteousness from the God of his salvation.
Isaiah 6:3-5New King James Version (NKJV)3 And one cried to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!” And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke. 5 So I said: “Woe is me, for I am undone!Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips;For my eyes have seen the King, The Lord of hosts.”
Isaiah having come into the presence of a holy God, comes “undone” because he realizes his sinfulness, his impurity
Habakkuk 1:13New King James Version (NKJV)13 You are of purer eyes than to behold evil, And cannot look on wickedness.Why do You look on those who deal treacherously, And hold Your tongue when the wicked devoursA person m...