For a long time when I first started going back to church in my 20's I thought that being Holy meant being perfect or close to it. I knew that God was perfect, he has no flaw in him. Therefore I assumed if he's perfect what I thought to mean holy, then I must strive to be perfect. I believe this is the mindset of many. For this reason people will say "I have to get myself together, then I'll come". Can I just tell you that it is impossible to get yourself together righteously without God through Jesus. You can try everyday to be perfect and because of the fallen state of mankind you will never achieve it without Jesus Christ. In addition, even after being born again through the Holy Spirit it is not in our power that the changes come but it is he that is within us that make the increase. We also don't become perfect, we become righteous through justification from Jesus taken the penalty for our sin. We were cleared of the charges so we become right but not perfect because we are still housed in this fleshly body. Okay, I know you are now wondering " so what does it mean to be holy?" Let's do a little research and find out.
The Old Testament: Children of Israel
This is where we begin to find out how God wants his children to live. In the Book of Exodus we see the children of Israel have been freed from bondage/slavery. This is a precursor to what Jesus would do for the world. Through his sacrifice, all who believe are free from the bondage of sin and saved from eternal damnation. Nevertheless, during the old testament the children of Israel were his chosen people. God sent Moses as a vessel to lead his people to freedom. After they were free God began to tell them the plans he had for them. Exodus 19:5-6 Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine. 6And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.” This is the plan God had for his chosen people if they obeyed his voice/Words/commandments. This is still the plan for his people. We are to be a Holy Nation through following the Word of God. Did you know you are a treasure to God? You are important to God. You are his prized possession. Back to scripture :) so we see that God's plan for them was to be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.
Still what does it mean to be HOLY?
Leviticus 20:26 And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine. Leviticus 20:24b I am the LORD your God, who has set you apart from the peoples. Leviticus 10:10 You must distinguish between the holy and the common, between the clean and the unclean,, Ahhh now we are getting somewhere. There are many scriptures that I can list. I will list more at the end of the blog for your personal study time. Now let's go to the Strong's Concordance to see what HOLY means in Hebrew/Aramaic the language the Old Testament was written in.
Holy is Qadosh in Hebrew. It is a Adjective, which means this word is a description. It means Sacred. It's used as Of God, as Separate, Apart
Holy means that we are of God through Jesus, set apart/separate from the customs of this world. Holy means we are to be distinctively different, like no other people in the world. Holy means that God is distinctively different, like no other spirit in the heavens. Nothing compares to him.
God left us his Holy Scriptures for a reason. It is our instruction manual on how to walk in Holiness by being Righteous through the power of the Holy Spirit. We were lost but now we are found through the redemptive power of the Blood of Yeshua/Jesus. We are not to be conformed to this world and it's systems. We walk by Faith, which is our Trust in God and not by what we see. We are Children of God and citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven. We have the constitution of Heaven here on earth (The Holy Bible). Our Bible is unlike any other book on earth because it is inspired by the creator of Heaven and Earth, the Most High God. Nothing was created without him. He is the First and the Last, the Beginning and End, the Alpha and Omega. Don't be fooled by the message of living your truth, there is an Absolute Truth. God. If God didn't say it, it's not Truth. God said My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children. (Hosea 4:6) Please Read the Bible and build a relationship with the one true God through Jesus, walk in his ways and his statutes. Be Set Apart. Remember if God didn't say it, It's not True. The only way you will know is to search his instruction book.
More scriptures for personal study...
Leviticus 20 chapter
Deuteronomy 7:6, 14:2, 26:19
1Peter 1:15-17
1Peter 2:9
Please leave any questions in the comment section. Be blessed:)
