I
endeavor to deal on the subject of holiness because many have no proper
understanding of what it means to be holy. Many in the world today
always talk about living a holy life. But really, what are they talking
about? It is when you do something right that makes you holy and when
you do something wrong that makes you unholy?
Now let me share a thought with you. Remember the story of Moses when the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush, and the bush was not consumed. And that got Moses' attention. But as Moses drew nearer to the bush, God told me to remove the shoes from his feet, because where he was standing is holy ground. Let's look at another illustration, in Joshua 5:15, the captain of the Lord's host (referring to the Holy Ghost), told Joshua to remove the shoes from his feet; for the place he was standing is holy. And Joshua did so, the bible says. Now I like to ask you a question, what did the ground do to become holy because God himself called it holy?
You know one of the things that many don't understand yet as Christians is that we are saints. Now some people can't accept that because they are looking at the wrong things. They are looking at the things they did wrong and did right. Isn't this very sad? In Ephesians 4:11-12(AMP), "And His gifts were[varied; He himself appointed and gave men to us] some to be apostles (special messengers), some prophets (inspired preachers and expounders), some evangelists (preachers of the Gospel, traveling missionaries), some pastors (shepherds of His flock), and teachers. His intention was the perfecting and the full equipping of the saints (His consecrated people), [that they should do] the work of ministering toward building up Christ's body(the church),".
So Paul being inspired by God's Spirit is telling us that the saints (His set apart ones) are not perfect people but perfecting people. This is very vital. If we understand this, it will show us who we really are. That is why we have all this spiritual offices just for the work of the ministry. Now let me define what holiness really is from what Jesus has taught me.
Holiness is a place. It is a condition. When God santifies a person, place or just anything, that place, person or whatever is called HOLY. To santify means to separate from other things and set apart to yourself. Separating to yourself and from others are two different things. When God's presence comes on a place, that place is called holy because it is separated unto himself. The temple of God in the old was called holy because He separated it unto himself where he would meet with them. Holiness is a place in God. When God separates you unto himself. You are called holy (Ezra 8:28). Every child of God all around the world is holy. We are children of God and are santified by the Spirit of God unto himself. That's our condition and we are supposed to perpetually be in a perpetual state of holiness (I Peter 1:16). How? Because we continually live and dwell in him. If you are in God's presence, that's the place of holiness and the sanctified condition of your life. This is the only way to be holy.
This is the reason God called the ground holy. Because of His presence on that place. Now think about it, God is holy and cannot dwell, stay, accept anything that is not holy. But you claim that God's Spirit abides in you. For the main reason that he abides in you, shows you that you are holy, a saint. Wow! Which means that you can boldly confess that you are holy not because of what you did right but because he lives in you and you dwell in his presence.
Now let me share a thought with you. Remember the story of Moses when the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush, and the bush was not consumed. And that got Moses' attention. But as Moses drew nearer to the bush, God told me to remove the shoes from his feet, because where he was standing is holy ground. Let's look at another illustration, in Joshua 5:15, the captain of the Lord's host (referring to the Holy Ghost), told Joshua to remove the shoes from his feet; for the place he was standing is holy. And Joshua did so, the bible says. Now I like to ask you a question, what did the ground do to become holy because God himself called it holy?
You know one of the things that many don't understand yet as Christians is that we are saints. Now some people can't accept that because they are looking at the wrong things. They are looking at the things they did wrong and did right. Isn't this very sad? In Ephesians 4:11-12(AMP), "And His gifts were[varied; He himself appointed and gave men to us] some to be apostles (special messengers), some prophets (inspired preachers and expounders), some evangelists (preachers of the Gospel, traveling missionaries), some pastors (shepherds of His flock), and teachers. His intention was the perfecting and the full equipping of the saints (His consecrated people), [that they should do] the work of ministering toward building up Christ's body(the church),".
So Paul being inspired by God's Spirit is telling us that the saints (His set apart ones) are not perfect people but perfecting people. This is very vital. If we understand this, it will show us who we really are. That is why we have all this spiritual offices just for the work of the ministry. Now let me define what holiness really is from what Jesus has taught me.
Holiness is a place. It is a condition. When God santifies a person, place or just anything, that place, person or whatever is called HOLY. To santify means to separate from other things and set apart to yourself. Separating to yourself and from others are two different things. When God's presence comes on a place, that place is called holy because it is separated unto himself. The temple of God in the old was called holy because He separated it unto himself where he would meet with them. Holiness is a place in God. When God separates you unto himself. You are called holy (Ezra 8:28). Every child of God all around the world is holy. We are children of God and are santified by the Spirit of God unto himself. That's our condition and we are supposed to perpetually be in a perpetual state of holiness (I Peter 1:16). How? Because we continually live and dwell in him. If you are in God's presence, that's the place of holiness and the sanctified condition of your life. This is the only way to be holy.
This is the reason God called the ground holy. Because of His presence on that place. Now think about it, God is holy and cannot dwell, stay, accept anything that is not holy. But you claim that God's Spirit abides in you. For the main reason that he abides in you, shows you that you are holy, a saint. Wow! Which means that you can boldly confess that you are holy not because of what you did right but because he lives in you and you dwell in his presence.
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