the god who is holy
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The God Who Is Holy. “Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?. Exodus 15:11. Sing praises to the LORD, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name. Psalm 30:4. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The God Who Is Holy
“Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?
Exodus 15:11
Sing praises to the LORD, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name.
Psalm 30:4
Exalt the LORD our God; worship at his footstool! Holy is he!
Psalm 99:5
And one called to another and said: Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!
Isaiah 6:3
And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!
Revelation 4:8
The God Who Is HolyHoliness is that which makes God God.“Biblically, holiness carries with it the common ancient idea of separateness, difference, not the same, other than!”
Jim McGuigganThe God Of The Towel
p. 69
The God Who Is Holy“Holy” - to be set apart.
As applied to God, it is the one characteristic that sets Him apart from His creation - He is “other” than His creation; He transcends it and reigns over it; there is nothing or no one else like Him.
The God Who Is HolyIsaiah 6:1-4Isaiah saw himself as he really was.
Exodus 3:1-6Moses showed enormous reverence and godly fear.
The God Who Is Holy2 Samuel 6:1-
7Negligence in treating God irreverently will not be tolerated.
Leviticus 10:1-3
Approaching God casually that leads to disobedience will not be tolerated.
The God Who Is HolyPractical Applications:1. Whenever we see God for who He is, we will then see ourselves for who we really are.2. Coming to understand God’s holiness should invoke the deepest respect and honor we can give to Him.
The God Who Is HolyPractical Applications:
3. Respecting God’s holiness includes respecting what God has said.
4. God’s holiness should invoke in us changed lives (1 Pet. 1:14-16).
The God Who Is HolyWe serve a holy God, and it is this holy God upon whom we stand and upon whose promises we stand.
Therefore, “Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of the body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.”
2 Corinthians 7:1