O Rules for ceremonial washings, sacrifices, circumcision and dietary restrictions prevented serious epidemics. First 5 books of the Bible, particularly in Leviticus:.

First 4 of the 10 Commandments all deal with God’s holiness.O His inward transformation led to an outward view of his life being about God’s agenda instead of his.Įxperiencing God’s holiness on this earth serves as training for the real holy land of heaven Instead of trying to figure out how close we can get to sin without actually sinning, we begin to figure out how we can get as close to his purity as possible. O Once he saw God as he really is, he then could look inwardly – instead of comparing himself to others, he understood how much he failed to measure up to a holy God. Isaiah – King Uzziah dies and Isaiah turns to God in prayer, but he gets something unexpected – he was brought face to face with the holiness of God.When we violate God’s holiness, there are consequences, but God’s holiness insures that those consequences come with justice, grace and love. David – God held David accountable for his sins but he also dealt with him graciously and impartially.Moses – spine tingling awe and reverence because of God’s presence.God himself is an entirely different category in which he is the only member He isn’t six or ten or one hundred times more holy than the best person you know. God’s holiness, like his other attributes, is in a category by itself.

'Who among the gods is like you, O LORD? Who is like you - majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?” It is the quality of “awesome mystery” in God’s being, his essential nature and character that make him different, distinct, and unique from any other thing or person in the universe. When applied to God, holiness is that which divides him from everyone and everything else. In the NT, the word translated “saints” comes from the same root word, so saints are literally “holy ones” or “separated ones.” The Hebrew and Greek words translated “holy” both mean “set apart” or “separated”. 1) dedicated to religious use, consecrated, sacredĢ) spiritually perfect or pure untainted by evil or sinģ) regarded with or deserving deep respect, awe, reverence, or adoration

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