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Exploring HisExcellencies

He is HolyJohn Isaacs

June 7, 2009KingsWay Community Church

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Not

Knowing

The Most Common

Barrier ToPressing Into

God

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What is Godlike?I think God is like

God has revealedHimself

in the Bible to be

- Will lead toidolatry!

- Will inspire

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God is who theBible (in itstotality)

reveals Him to

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We will experience

God more completelyand satisfactorily, aswe learn who the Bible

teaches God to be,more fully.

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The Bible Reveals

Gods Attributes As

1. Original2. Essential

3. Infinite

4 Immutable

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The Bible Reveals

God To Be

1. All Good2. All Powerful

3. All Wise

4 Eternal

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1. He is originally powerful:Powerful in Himself, which nothing

else is.2. He is essentially powerful:

Not only powerful, but He is power

itself.

3. He is infinitely powerful:There is no measure to His power.

4. He is immutably powerful:There was never a time when Godwas more or less powerful. He

doesnt change.

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Godis

Holy

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Isaiah 6:3

And one called toanother and said:

"Holy, holy, holy is

the LORD of hosts;

thewhole earth is full of

his glory!"

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Revelation 4:8

Each of the four livingcreatures had six wings andwas covered with eyes allaround, even under his wings.Day and night they never stop

saying: "Holy, holy, holy isthe Lord God Almighty, who

was, and is, and is to come."

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Holiness It is an uncompromisingpurity.

He is separate from His

creation. Distinct from all elsein the universe.

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Holiness Gods holiness is original.It begins with Him.

He is essentially holy.It is His nature.

He is infinitely holy.You cant measure His holiness.

He is immutably holy.

He has never been more or less.

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Luke 1:35

The angel replied, The HolySpirit will come upon you,

and the power of the MostHigh will overshadow you.

So the baby to be bornwill be holy, and he will be

called the Son of God

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1 Peter 1:15-16

But now you must be holy ineverything you do, just as

God who chose you isholy. For the Scriptures say,

You must be holy becauseI am holy.

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Ephesians 5:27

He did this to present her tohimself as a glorious church

without a spot or wrinkle orany other blemish. Instead,

she will be holy and withoutfault.

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1 Thessalonians 4:3

Gods will is for you to beholy, so stay away from all

sexual sin.

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How can we be

Holy?Not as holy as God,but holy like God.

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You are Holy when

1. You are set apart.

You dedicateyourself to Gods

purposes.

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You are Holy when

2. Your are obedient.

You make a

decision to do theright thing.

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Our Holiness is

1. Positional

We are holy when

we are in Christ.

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Our Holiness is

2. Behavioral

When we choose

the right thing todo.

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Holiness of

CharacterWhen we make

more rightchoices than

wrong choices.

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Our Holiness is

Not a place to be

reached

but the directionof our lives, in

Christ