God’s doesn’t have “holiness” – He is the definition of Holiness. When we encounter God’s holiness, we cannot help but also encounter our sinfulness. It is through the undeserved atonement of Jesus, that we become useful in service to God.
Preliminaries: Definition of God’s Holiness:
- Primary: Separate / set aside
- Secondary: Absolute moral purity
Observations:
- Refocus – turn your gaze away from earthly idols
- See God in His awesome holiness
- See your sin clearly in the light of Christ
- Accept the sacrifice of Jesus as a gift not earned
- Respond to God’s message in action and service
Conclusions:
- There is none like God
- Jesus has the same attributes as God
- Know that there will be resistance to God’s Word
Applications: Ask yourself…
- What obstructs your gaze from God?
- What moves you to respond?
Jeremiah 10:6-7
“No one is like you, Lord; you are great, and your name is mighty in power. Who should not fear you, King of the nations? This is your due. Among all the wise leaders of the nations and in all their kingdoms, there is no one like you.”
Psalm 19:1-6
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun. It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course. It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is deprived of its warmth.”
Hebrews 12:1-2
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
Exodus 3:5
“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”
Ephesians 2:8-9
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.”
Jeremiah 10:6-7
“No one is like you, Lord; you are great, and your name is mighty in power. Who should not fear you, King of the nations? This is your due. Among all the wise leaders of the nations and in all their kingdoms, there is no one like you.”
John 14:8-9
“Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.” Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?”