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2. Spiritual Warfare Part 8 Lies Against God’s Holiness
We are to be strong in the Lord and not fear Satan, for God loves us perfectly and is greater than him
People are not our enemies, the spiritual forces of wickedness behind them are our enemies.
Without truth we will stumble and fall becoming easy targets for Satan

3. God Is Intrinsically Holy
We tend to believe Satan’s lies & slander because we project upon God our own characteristics
God is not like us
God declares Himself to be holy - Lev. 19:2; 20:26; 1 Peter 1:16; Ezek. 36:20f; 39:25, Isa. 6; Rev. 4

4. God Is Intrinsically Holy
Holy means to "be set apart" or "to be separated unto."
God’s non-communicable attributes belong to Him alone - He alone is God - Isaiah. 45:5; 46:9-11

5. God’s Attributes are Holy
All of God’s communicable or moral attributes are also distinguished as being holy
God’s perfection in righteousness sets Him apart from all sin and sinners
God’s righteousness is neither earned nor imputed

6. God’s Attributes are Holy
God’s perfection in truth sets Him apart from all that is not true
God’s perfection in wisdom sets Him apart from all lack of understanding and any imperfect application
God’s perfection in goodness sets Him apart from all that falls short of the perfect standard of goodness.

7. God’s Attributes are Holy
God’s perfection in justice sets Him apart from anything unjust.
God is impartial. He cannot be bribed or threatened
God’s perfection in jealousy sets Him apart from any improper jealousy
It is without suspicion, fear or envy

8. God’s Attributes are Holy
God’s perfection in anger sets Him apart from any improper anger
It is always in perfect harmony with His other attributes
God’s perfection in love sets Him apart from all that fails in any aspect of love
God is the definition and standard of love - 1 John 4:7-8

9. God’s Attributes are Holy
God’s perfection in mercy sets Him apart from every wrong use & application of mercy
It tempers anger, redirects wrath, & never violates righteousness or justice
God’s perfection in grace sets Him apart from all actions falsely called grace

10. God’s Attributes are Holy
God’s perfections of patience & longsuffering set Him apart from apathy, passivity, impatience or being arbitrary
God’s perfection in faithfulness is related to being immutable & it sets Him apart from the changeable nature of man and all other creatures

11. All That is Set Apart to God is Holy
Things become holy when they are set apart for the service of God regardless of any intrinsic value
An object is not holy in & of itself, but holiness is attributed to it because of its relationship to God

12. Lies & Slander Against God’s Holiness
The devil’s effort is to reduce God into a being who is similar to and on the same continuum as us.
The primary lie of false religions, cults & philosophers is creating gods of their own design that reflect themselves
No false god is intrinsically holy, if they are holy it is either something derived or attained

13. Lies & Slander Against God’s Holiness
No false god has all of infinite attributes ascribed to the God of the Bible
Muslims claim Allah has many of these attributes, but even they admit Allah is not immutable.
There is not even a claim of any false god to matching God’s moral attributes

14. Lies & Slander Against God’s Holiness
Only a holy God could harmonize all of His attributes in His redemption of man through Christ
Satan’s slander of God’s holiness results in Christians treating God with less reverence than is due Him
Nadab & Abihu - Leviticus 10
Uzzah - 2 Samuel 6:6-7

15. Lies & Slander Against God’s Holiness
Language is usually the first area of decline in respect
Christians and non-Christians alike profane God’s name through cursing and taking it in vain
We can call God, “Abba” (daddy) and Jesus is our closest friend, but we must give Him the respect due His holiness

16. Lies & Slander Against God’s Holiness
God cares about how He is worshiped - as demonstrated in the detail of Exodus & Leviticus
While we can come before God’s throne due to Christ’s sacrifice, we are not to do so in a casual manner
Worship should fill you with awe of who God is, what He is like & what He has done

17. Lies & Slander Against God’s Holiness
Prayer is bringing supplications to the majestic creator of the universe, not a wish list to a sore clerk.
Satan slanders God’s holiness to keep us from proper worship of Him and walking in holiness ourselves.

18. Conclusions
All sin lists made up by man do not match the Scriptures in specifics, punishment or means of forgiveness
Both “mortal” and “venal” sins can be forgiven – 1 Cor. 11:11
All sin and the wages of any sin is death – Romans 3:23; 6:23; James 2:10

19. Conclusions
God is holy and no man will see the Lord without holiness (Hebrews 12:14).
Salvation is only in Christ
Every Christian is commanded to be holy for God Himself is holy (1 Peter 1:18)

20. Conclusions
Do you treat the Lord with the reverence that His holiness demands?

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