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Holiness
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Definition
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It seems to have the idea of separation. God’s face is hidden in
the fire and cloud. He is separate from sinners. It also seems to me
that it has the idea what is dead stinks. All of creation in dying.
Sin brings death. What is dead stinks. God doesn’t like the smell.
There is no death or stench in heaven or in the presence of God. So
the illustration shows the avoidance of God regarding sin and
sinners.
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Ephesians 5:2 NLT Live a life filled with love, following the
example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for
us, a pleasing aroma to God. In this passage we notice the
sinless (holy) Messiah, Jesus, being a wonderful odor as the pleasing
sacrifice for our sins. Note too, sin is mentioned as repulsive to
God. God wants us to have a changed life.
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The holy anointing oil was pleasant: Exodus 30:25 CSB Prepare
from these a holy anointing oil, a scented blend, the work of a
perfumer; it will be holy anointing oil.
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There also seems to be a contrast between something clear and pure
and something filthy. Thus, a separation of the two.
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One translation: Isaiah 35:8 NASB A
highway will be there, a roadway, And it will be called the Highway
of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it, But it will be for
him who walks that way, And fools will not wander on it.
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Another with additional verses: Isaiah 35:8-10 GNB There
will be a highway there, called "The Road of Holiness." No
sinner will ever travel that road; no fools will mislead those who
follow it. 9 No lions will be there; no fierce animals will pass that
way. Those whom the LORD has rescued will travel home by that road.
10 They will reach Jerusalem with gladness, singing and shouting for
joy. They will be happy forever, forever free from sorrow and grief.
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Bible verse:
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Hebrews 12:14 CSB
Pursue peace with
everyone, and holiness—without it no one will see the Lord.
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Hebrews 9:28 NLT so
also Christ died once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the
sins of many people. He will come again, not to deal with our sins,
but to bring salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for him.
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Hebrews 10:10 NLT For
God's will was for us to be made holy by the sacrifice of the body of
Jesus Christ, once for all time.
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God alone can cleanse from the filth of sin: Isaiah 1:18 NLT Come
now, let's settle this," says the LORD. "Though your sins
are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow. Though they are
red like crimson, I will make them as white as wool.
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Humility
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Definition: The Greek word is
ταπεινός tapeinós. It means humble. Sometimes we understand
the word better if we see the opposite, the antonym—arrogant,
conceited, egotistical, etc.
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Bible verse: Matthew 11:29 NRSV Take
my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in
heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
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Example: Matthew 21:5 NLT Tell
the people of Jerusalem, 'Look, your King is coming to you. He is
humble, riding on a donkey—riding on a donkey's colt.
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Philippians 2:5-8 NLT You
must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. Though he was God,
he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to.
Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble
position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared
in human form, he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a
criminal's death on a cross.
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Judgment
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Definition
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He is the Supreme Judge.
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It is related to His justice (see below).
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It is seen in His words (Deuteronomy 5:1), His deeds (Exodus 6:6),
and His promise of future decisions.
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God is judge of all beings: Acts 10:42 NLT And he ordered us to
preach everywhere and to testify that Jesus is the one appointed by
God to be the judge of all—the
living and the dead.
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He judges our public and private life: Romans 2:16 NLT And this is
the message I proclaim—that
the day is coming when God, through Christ Jesus, will judge
everyone's secret life.
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Bible verse
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Micah 4:3 NLT The
LORD will mediate between peoples and will settle disputes between
strong nations far away. They will hammer their swords into
plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer
fight against nation, nor train for war anymore.
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Psalm 96:12-13 NLT Let
the fields and their crops burst out with joy! Let the trees of the
forest rustle with praise before the LORD, for he is coming! He is
coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with justice, and
the nations with his truth.
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Just
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Definition
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Something perfectly aligned with a standard without favoritism to
anyone.
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Isaiah 53:11 NASB As
a result of the anguish of His soul, He will see it and be satisfied;
By His knowledge the Righteous
One, My
Servant, will justify the many, As He will bear their iniquities.
[Emphasis is mine]
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Deuteronomy 32:4 NIV He
is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A
faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.
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Isaiah 45:21 NLT Consult
together, argue your case. Get together and decide what to say. Who
made these things known so long ago? What idol ever told you they
would happen? Was it not I, the LORD? For there is no other God but
me, a righteous God and Savior. There is none but me.
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The Greek word is
δίκαιος díkaios. It means to obey laws, innocent, without
guilt. In the Bible, it has the sense of perfectly obeying God’s
laws in thoughts, desires, words, and deeds aligning
ourselves to God’s thoughts, desires, words, and deeds.
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1 Peter 3:18 MKJV For
Christ also once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that He
might bring us to God, indeed being put to death in the flesh, but
made alive in the Spirit.
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John 5:30 NIV By
myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is
just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.
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1 John 2:29 CSB If
you know that he is righteous, you know this as well: Everyone who
does what is right has been born of him.
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It also has the idea of fulfilling assigned duties perfectly.
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The standard for this obedience is God Himself. He is just in every
good way we have defined. Psalm 96:12-13 NLT Let
the fields and their crops burst out with joy! Let the trees of the
forest rustle with praise before the LORD, for he is coming! He is
coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with justice, and
the nations with his truth.
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A comment from the Biblical Illustrator OT on Ecclesiastes 8:11
regarding 2 methods of God’s judgment:
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There is a swift
method the Lord sometimes takes with sinners (Malachi 3:5). Sometimes
the sinner has an ill work in design, and the Lord counts his will
for the deed, and prevents by a speedy execution; as in Haman's case.
He hatched the mischief, but be did not see it come forth. Sometimes
the sinner is in actual motion to the ill work, and execution is done
on him ere he get it performed. So it fared with the rebellious
Israelites, in their attempting to go into the promised land (Numbers
14:44, 45).
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There is a slow
method the Lord takes oftentimes with sinners (Nehemiah 9:17). They
commit their evil works; the sentence is presently passed for them:
but then the execution is delayed (Psalm 50:21). The sinner may get
his evil work contrived and accomplished, without any let in this way
from Heaven, by any execution against him. The ill work being done
without let [hindrance—editor], the sinner may also for a time pass
unpunished, and as little notice may seem to be taken of it as if
there were not a God to judge upon the earth (Ezekiel 9:9). Nay,
sinners may prosper in an ill course. So far may they be from
execution done against them, that they may thrive in the world in it
(Psalm 37:35). When execution is at length begun, it may be carried
on very leisurely for a time: the drops may come very few and soft
before the shower (Isaiah 9:1). More than all that, the execution may
be entirely put off during this life.
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