For the past two months, I have been preaching through a series of sermons on the topic of: "The Day of the Lord." With that topic now in our past, today I want us to focus on the "holiness" of God. First, and to the point: God is HOLY! Second, and equally to the point: God commands us to also be holy. As born-again believers, we are to be living holy, righteous lives. Even though we sin and fall short of that goal, we are still supposed to be striving for that. God's Word is clear on this subject. Therefore, if we are not doing that, we are without excuse!

God is holy. That means He is separate from any thing or any body. He is in a class all to His own. He is "a cut above the rest!" God is all transcendent. He is above all limits. He is pure ... unblemished, untainted by anything. His holiness IS His Deity. Because God is holy, and because He commands us to be holy, we are not to misuse His holiness. We are to worship Him and Him alone. Finally, God's holiness is peace. When we are saved, the peace of God resides in us through His Holy Spirit. God says, "Be holy, for I am holy!"

Pastor Randy