HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

1. Definition.

          A. Vine, p. 566, "Fundamentally signifies separated and hence, in Scripture in its moral and spiritual sense, separated from sin."

          B. Vine, p. 565, "In each place character is in view, perfect in the case of the Lord Jesus, growing toward perfection in the case of the Christian."

2. Nature of God.

          A. There is a chasm between God and the sinner.

                    1. Habakkuk 1:13 "canst look on iniquity"

                    2. Isaiah 59:1-3 "your iniquities have separated"

          B. Man must approach God through another to reach God.

                    1. Rom. 5:1-2 "through whom we have access"

                    2. I Timothy 2:5 "one mediator"

          C. Approach God with reverence and awe

                    1. Heb. 12:28 "serve God with reverence and fear"

                    2. Luke 5:8 Peter - "depart from me, I am sinful"

3. BECAUSE GOD IS HOLY - WE SHOULD:

          A. Show holiness in our lives (Lev. 19:2)

          B. Worship God (1 Chron. 16:29)

          C. Obey God (Rom. 6:19)

4. BECAUSE HOLY MEANS "SEPARATED" - WE SHOULD:

          A. Live morally upright lives (Lev. 11:44-45)

          B. Care for this body (1 Cor. 3:16-17)

          C. "Come out from among them" (2 Cor. 6:14-7:1)
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