What is Holiness?

Hello Everyone,
What is holiness? First thing we need to understand is the holiness of God is so far beyond our comprehension that we struggle to grasp it. If we could grasp a complete image of an infinite God with our finite mind, then we could fully grasp His holiness.

Even a small glimpse of God drives men to their knees. Isaiah saw a vision of God and cried, “Woe to me for I am undone!” When the prophet Ezekiel saw the same vision Isaiah saw, he fell on his face to the ground until God lifted him up.

No man has or can see God in all His glory. Sin does not affect God, but the holiness of God will always consume sin. There will be a day when we will be made pure and can see God face to face, but until then we pursue holiness and draw closer to God.

In simple terms, holiness is to be set apart. God is set apart from everything. He is unique and above His creation. Nothing measures up to God and nothing can even be compared to God.

The holiness of God is the highest honor expressed in the scripture. In scripture, what is repeated is done so to stress importance. Jesus frequently used repetition to alert His followers to a point He did not want them to miss. Jesus frequently said, “Truly, truly (or verily, verily in the KJV) I say to you…” this came before critical truths.
Even the apostles would repeat themselves to stress importance.

However, when it comes to the holiness of God, the Bible makes it the highest of importance by saying, holy, holy, holy is the Lord… Isaiah saw the angels around the throne saying that God is ‘holy, holy, holy’ and in Revelation we see it again.

Revelation 4: 8 Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under his wings. Day and night they never stop saying: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come."

There is no other ‘triple stressed’ point that I can find in scripture. The Bible stresses the holiness of God so we can understand that He is above anything that we can possibly imagine.

We are holy by becoming partakers of His holiness. We are separated from the world to be HOLY in Him. We should be unique and set apart from the world around us.

We are not holy because of who we are or what we do, but because what God does in us. We inherit the holiness of God.

Revelation 15:4 Who will not fear you, O Lord, and bring glory to your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed.

"This passage expresses an important truth; “You alone are holy”.

I can’t be separate from the world unless God transforms me into a new creation. Only God can produce His goodness within me. It is God’s Spirit within me that sets me apart from the world that is contrary to His holiness.
All for Jesus
Pastor Phil