Transcript - Truth Chasers

The Holiness of God
God is a Holy God!
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Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at His
footstool; Holy is He. (Psalm 99:5)
What does it mean?
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The holiness of God conveys His separateness,
His uniqueness, His distinction as the Wholly
Other, the One who can not be confused with the
gods devised by men, the one who stands apart
from and above the creation (ISBE).
“Who is like Thee among the gods, O Lord? Who is
like Thee, majestic in holiness, awesome in praises,
working wonders? (Exodus 15:11)
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Holiness conveys also His moral
perfection, the ethical spotlessness of His
character
‘For I am the Lord your God. Consecrate
yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am
holy. (Leviticus 11:44)
Implications of God’s holiness
for all mankind
God’s holiness should cause us to approach
Him with reverence and unworthiness!
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Then He said, “Do not come near here;
remove your sandals from your feet, for the
place on which you are standing is holy
ground.” (Exodus 3:5)
And one called out to another and said,“Holy,
Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, The whole
earth is full of His glory.” (Isaiah 6:3)
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The whole structure of Israelite society
was framed by God with emphasis upon
His holiness and the imperfection of man
to approach Him.
What God has provided is a way for sinful
men to approach Him in His holiness.
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“Since therefore, brethren, we have confidence to
enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, by a new
and living way which He inaugurated for us through
the veil, that is, His flesh, and since we have a great
priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a
sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our
hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and
our bodies washed with pure water. (Hebrews 10:1922)
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Yet even so, the principle of God’s holiness
and man’s unworthiness remains in the NT
affirmation that we are saved by grace
(unmerited favor) and in the recognition that
when we do all that we have been asked by
God we should say “we are unworthy
servants; we have only done what is our duty
to do” (Lk. 17:10).
God’s moral perfection should cause us to
live in distinctive purity.
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Instruction in holiness by way of the truth
“Sanctify them in the truth; Thy word is truth.
(John 17:17)
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Cleansing of moral imperfection by Jesus’
sacrifice
And this is the message we have heard from Him
and announce to you, that God is light, and in Him
there is no darkness at all. If we say that we have
fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we
lie and do not practice the truth; but if we walk in the
light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship
with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son
cleanses us from all sin. (1 John 1:5-7)
We must seriously apply these principles in
our lives!
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As obedient children, do not be conformed to
the former lusts which were yours in your
ignorance, but like the Holy One who called
you, be holy yourselves also in all your
behavior; because it is written, “You shall be
holy, for I am holy.” (1 Peter 1:14-16)
Therefore, having these promises, beloved,
let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement
of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the
fear of God. (2 Corinthians 7:1)
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“Be not conformed to the world; but be
transformed by the renewing of your mind so
that you may prove what is that good, and
perfect, and acceptable will of God” (Rom.
12:2).