11/24/21 YOUR VIEW REVEALS MUCH ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

11/24/21 YOUR VIEW REVEALS MUCH ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

THE ORIGIN
The idea of holiness is either Divine or demonic.
The idea of being holy is either Divine or demonic.
The idea of living a holy life (presently) is either Divine or demonic.
The idea of making sinful people holy (in this life) is either Divine or demonic.
The idea of referring to Christians as holy is either Divine or demonic.
The idea of perfecting saved people in holiness (during this life) is either Divine or demonic.
The idea of designating individuals as holy is either Divine or demonic.

MISUSE
Yes, I realize the possibility of misunderstanding, misusing and misappropriating the words "holiness and holy," but the question has to do with the origin of holiness and holy.

BEWARE THE TRAP
Then again,
The idea of despising holiness is either Divine or demonic.
The idea of denying God's power to make believers holy is either Divine or demonic.

Basic definition of holy:
Separated from sin,
Separated to God,

BASIC PRINCIPLES
Only God is inherently holy.
God's salvation through the sacrificial and atoning work of Christ saves sinful people from being sinful to being holy.

DIVINE WORK
Holiness, in faithful followers of Christ, is both the redeemed and transformed condition of the heart and a life fully dedicated to trusting and obeying Christ.
Holiness is not the result of human accomplishment, but it is the accomplishment of Divine grace, received by faith.

GOD'S PLAN
God calls us to holiness.
God requires holiness of heart and life for eternal salvation.
God commands us to be holy, even as He is holy.
God makes believers holy through His almighty, redemptive work, through the His word, His Son and His Holy Spirit.

THESE ARE BIBLICAL TRUTHS.