What it is and Why it Matters Holiness What it is and Why it Matters

Holiness: Why it Matters God is holy Leviticus 11.44 Leviticus 19.2 Leviticus 20.26 Leviticus 21.8 I Samuel 6.20 Psalm 99.9 Isaiah 6.1-3 Revelation 4.8 The word “holy” is used 611 times in 544 verses in the entire Bible. “Holiness:” 43 times in 43 verses.

God only associates with holiness Hebrews 12.1-6 This is part of the reason why there was a “holy place,” and then a “most holy place” Exodus 3.5 the ground was holy Deuteronomy 26.15; His habitation is holy Psalm 11.4; His temple is holy God commands us to be holy Exodus 19.6 Leviticus 11.44-45 Hebrews 12.14 I Peter 1.15-16 I Peter 2.9 2 (A) Just in case we say—”What about His love for and interaction with sinners?”

God disciplines unholiness Ezekiel 22.8; 22.26 Ezekiel 43.8 Hebrews 12.10

Holiness: What it is The Hebrew noun means “apartness” The Hebrew verb means “set apart,” and is usually translated “sanctified” The Greek noun means “consecration” The Greek verb means to “set apart,” or to “separate,” and is usually translated “sanctify,” or “hallow.” In the NT, it is primarily found in adjective form, where it is modifying a noun Like “Holy Spirit” Or “Holy priesthood” (I Peter 2.5) “What it looks like?” That’s what well study