To understand what holiness is, notice how the word is used in the Bible. In the Old Testament it is used only in relation to God or what He has sanctified (made holy). It refers to something being different and set apart from other things. In this sense God is holy because He is unlike mankind. (Hosea 11:9)
The temple also was holy because it was different from other buildings, set apart for the worship of God. The Sabbath day was holy, again set apart from the other days of the week. The entire Jewish nation was holy because God chose them out of all others to belong to Himself and be His people. different and set apart from the others.
When we think of holiness, we probably think of purity. This association is fitting, especially as the whole Bible unfolds, leading up to the embodiment of holiness in the birth and life of Jesus Christ. No clearer picture of holiness could be given. All of the Old Testament's foreshadows of holiness came to be in our Majestic, Awesome, Wonder-Working Savior JESUS! --- "Lord, Help us learn to appreciate your holiness and share it in our daily lives." --Haven Today / YOUR GREAT NAME, JESUS! / By: Natalie Grant
Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." [John 14:6]
