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Understanding True Holiness - All The Word for Today Daily Devotionals for 2024

Understanding True Holiness details logo    The Word for Today - Sunday, April 26, 2021
  by Bob and Debby Gass
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Understanding True Holiness

‘Holiness unto the Lord.' Zechariah 14:21 KJV

Holiness should always be ‘unto the Lord'. Any time we make it ‘unto men', it's wrong and misguided because it's just pride and pretence. Jesus condemned the Pharisees not for their acts of piety, but because they performed them to impress others. Not only did they live by a long list of religious ‘do's and don'ts,' they also kept a scorecard on others who didn't live up to their list and denounced them for it.

Some of us grew up in homes and churches where this happened and, when the word ‘holiness' is mentioned, we squirm and think of sombre faces and pointed fingers of accusation. That's not Bible holiness, that's legalism! And God hates it, and the Bible condemns it.

To understand what true holiness is, think of the word ‘contamination'. It's one of every hospital's greatest concerns. It's why doctors in an operating room insist that their surgical instruments be constantly sterilised; caps, gowns, and gloves worn; and the environment in the room maintained at a temperature where germs can't live. Are you getting the picture? Now adjust the lens a little bit, and you'll see the spiritual application. True holiness does not isolate you from the world, it insulates you from its contaminants.

Paul corrected the Corinthian church for their approach to the communion table: What's the answer? ‘Holiness—unto the Lord!'

SoulFood: Num 3:1-4:33, Mark 4:26-41, Ps 144:9-15, Pr 10: 22-23





 

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