Holiness begins with God
Greek: hagios – sacred, physically pure, morally blameless, ceremonially consecrated, set apartThe Bible uses the word “holy” in two different ways:Holiness of God – refers to unmatched majesty of His incomparable beingHoliness of anything else – something / someone that has been separated from the “common.”The word “saint” comes from hagios.Holiness: Its expression in scripture
“Holy, holy, holy” – Isaiah 6:3; Revelation 4:8All of God’s attributes come from His holiness.God is set apart – I Samuel 2:2Hannah’s prayer points out how no one is holy like God. There is one God and no one is like Him.