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weekly word – 10/30/2025

The Attributes of God: The Holiness of God

Writing about the Holiness of God is like explaining the vastness of the universe. It is impossible to understand, measure, or explain because of its complexity and vastness. The Bible speaks about the Holiness of God and gives us glimpses of what it is and only shows us what our feeble and finite minds can comprehend.

God alone is independently, infinitely and immutably holy. Holiness is the very essence of His Divine nature and the main emphasis is placed on His perfection. This perfection is solemnly and continuously celebrated before God's throne in heaven with the seraphim crying out, "Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory (Isaiah 6:3) and Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD God Almighty, who was and is and is to come. The repetition signifies the importance and greatness of His Holiness.

The holiness of God puts extra emphasis on all of His attributes. His justice is a holy justice, His wisdom is a holy wisdom, His truths and promises are holy truths and promises. His name in Itself signifies all His attributes as holy. My soul, bless the LORD, and all that is within me, bless His holy name. (Psalm 103:1)

God's holiness is manifested in His works. The LORD is righteous in all His ways, and holy in all His works. (Psalm 145:17).

God's holiness is manifested in His law. The law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good. (Romans 7:12)

God's holiness was ultimately manifested at the cross. The Atonement displayed God's infinite holiness and abhorrence towards sin. He punished it to its fullest when it was imputed to His Son.

Because of God's holiness, acceptance by Him on the basis of human works is utterly impossible. Without Christ it is impossible to meet the approval of a holy and righteous God. I am so thankful that what God's holiness demanded His grace provided in Christ Jesus.

Because God is holy we should desire to be conformed to Him. Scripture commands us to be holy. This command appears in both the Old and New Testaments. It is found in Leviticus 11:44, where God commands the Israelites to be holy because He is holy and is repeated in 1 Peter 1:16 as a call for Christians to live holy lives; lives that are set apart for God and reflects God's own holiness.

Some practical ways to strive for holiness in our lives include:

1. Spiritual growth. Stay connected to God through prayer, reading the Bible, and worship. Engage God deeper through meditation and fasting.

2. Ethical and moral conduct. Live with integrity, decency, self-restraint, and discipline. Demonstrate the fruit of the Spirit in your life, loving others through your actions with joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Maintain a healthy vertical relationship with God and a healthy horizontal relationship with others.

3. Separation from negative or sinful influences. Actively distance yourself from anything God considers unclean or unholy.

We can't and God doesn't expect us to be holy in the same way that He is holy, but we are to strive to be holy (separated) from the things of this world in order to be sanctified, always looking for the return of Jesus Christ.

Pastor Bryan

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9/25/2025 – Isaiah 8:5-8 – David

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