Holiness of God
Definition
The holiness of God refers to the absolute moral purity of God and the absolute moral distance between God and his human creatures.
Summary
The core idea of divine holiness is absolute moral purity. God’s holiness is an enduring thematic thread throughout the Scripture often associated with divine theophanies when God “shows up” in the midst of and on behalf of his people. The theme of holiness develops in unexpected ways with the advent of Jesus and the Pentecost experience of the Holy Spirit in the New Testament. Divine holiness closely attaches in mysterious ways to both divine justice and divine mercy and is the clearest explanation of the death of Jesus on the cross.
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Articles
The Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything
The reason God created the universe—and why this reason is the meaning of life.
4 Ways to Become Holy—as a Church
Define a distinct people. Embrace a distinct worship. Proclaim a distinct message. Display a distinct unity.
God Doesn’t Come with a Leash
The distinction between Creator and creature isn’t a size difference.
Don’t Be Embarrassed by the Doctrine of Sin
Christians embarrassed about the doctrine of sin have lost their ability to explain what’s wrong with the world.
Someone I Love Won’t Believe. What Should I Do?
Hell is as awful as heaven is awesome. But Christ bore the wrath of hell so we could enjoy the wonders of heaven.
Gandalf, Job, and the Indignant Love of God
God seems downright salty in Job 38. What should we make of one of the most bracing passages in Scripture?
Damned Nation: Hell in America from the Revolution to Reconstruction
A secular historian considers why the doctrine of hell has persisted over the years.
20 Quotes from Jen Wilkin’s New Book on Imaging God
Matt Smethurst shares his favorite 20 quotes from Jen Wilkin’s new book.
