Holiness???

Most of us have heard the term holiness in our lives.  Holiness is one of the big words we use in church to describe God.  It is also the term used to describe the Church and the life we are called to live.

However, I most want to focus on God’s holiness.  What prompts this is the idea that we often separate God’s holiness from the other aspects we attribute to Him.

For example, God’s love and His holiness.  We act as though these are two separate things.  As though His love is void and separate from His holiness.  Surely this can’t be.  Holiness simply means “set apart.”  So what if we looked at the attributes of God through His holiness.

God’s love is holy, because it is set apart.  It is different that the love of the world or even the love of you and me.  It is perfect.  We are called to this type of love.  A love that is holy and separate from the world.

What about His mercy?  His mercy is holy.  It is different from the mercy of the world.

His justice?  It is holy.  It is set apart from the justice of the world.

My point is that we while we may try, in discussing a particular attribute used to describe God, separate them, in reality we cannot divorce one of God’s attributes from another.  God’s holiness is connected to His love is connected to His mercy is connected to His justice and so on and so on.

Truth be told, it’s the same with us.  We don’t love enough or have enough mercy or show justice?  Perhaps we aren’t set apart the way we should be.

How is your (or my) holiness going these days?

Random Thoughts At The End Of December

Holiness > Morality.  Morality aims at outward behavior.  Holiness aims at God.

Why does The Band Perry call themselves that instead of The Perry Band?  That would be like calling Tellico Lake, Lake Tellico.  Tellico Lake is a local lake.

The most important institution on Earth is Christ’s Church.  Unfortunately, you can’t tell that based on the lives of those of us which claim to be a part of it.

John Piper says the United States of America compares the Christ’s church as a speck of dust does to the sun.  How many church members in America believe that?

The Pharisees were lovers of money in Luke 16:14.  The love of money is the root of all evil.  What does that say about Pharisees? Or lovers of money?

What will I blog about on Mondays after the church search is over?  How about the first year in a new church?

Having a bluetooth does not mean that you have to use it while standing at the urinal.

There is a local business called The Bed Store.  Their commercials are kind of creepy.  The owner winks at the camera and says they will even tuck you in.  No thanks.

If someone says they’re not a happy camper, encourage them to find another campground.  I’ve needed to do that a few times myself.

Would you like to have a great death?  Then live a great life!!!

How would Planned Parenthood have counseled Mary?

Did you have any random thoughts in December?