The Holiness of God
Dana discusses the concept of holiness in the Bible, emphasizing its significance in understanding God and our relationship with Him. He highlights that the book of Leviticus contains the most references to holiness, followed by Isaiah and Acts. Holiness is described as a mysterious quality that defies simple definition, often evoking a sense of awe and fear. Dana illustrates this through Isaiah's vision of God, where he recognizes his unworthiness in the presence of the Holy One. He explains that God desires His people to be holy, as seen in Exodus 19, where the Israelites are called to be a holy nation. Dana emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between the holy and the common, as God sets apart certain places, days, and people for His purposes. He encourages believers to humble themselves before God, recognizing their need for His holiness in their lives. The process of sanctification is presented as a journey where the Holy Spirit teaches and transforms us, leading to a deeper understanding of God's holiness and our identity as His holy people.
Outline of Main Points
- Significance of holiness in the Bible
- Leviticus as the primary reference for holiness
- Holiness as a mysterious and awe-inspiring quality
- Isaiah's vision and recognition of unworthiness
- God's desire for His people to be holy
- Distinction between the holy and the common
- Importance of humility and recognition of God's holiness
- Process of sanctification through the Holy Spirit
- Transformation and deeper understanding of identity as holy people
1 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. 2 Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. 3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. 4 And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.
5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. 6 Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: 7 And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.
21 Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth? 22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: 23 That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity. 24 Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble. 25 To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One. 26 Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
11 Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
2 There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
10 For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
