Holiness- root word "holy" means to separate from or exalted above other things.
Isaiah 6:1-3 It was the year King Uzziah died that I saw the Lord. He was sitting on a lofty throne, and the train of His robe filled the Temple. Attending Him were mighty seraphim, each having six wings. With tow wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. They were calling out to each other, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Heaven's Armies! The whole earth is filled with His glory!"
Excellent- God's gift we receive by faith through His Son, Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 4:24 Put on your new nature, created to be like God--truly righteous and holy.
Righteousness- refers to His affirmation of what is right as opposed to what is wrong. Refers to His moral laws, administration of justice.
Punishment- For wrongdoing. Only God holy, perfect, He alone is qualified to judge and mete out punishment.
Genesis 18:25 Surely You wouldn't do such a thing, destroying the righteous along with the wicked. why, You would be treating the righteous and the wicked exactly the same! Surely You wouldn't do that! Should not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?
Romans 2:6-16 He will judge everyone according to what they have done. He will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers. But He will pour out His anger and wrath on those who live for themselves, who refuse to obey the truth and instead live lives of wickedness. There will be trouble and calamity for everyone who keeps on doing what is evil - for the Jew first and also for the Gentile. But there will be gory and honor and peace from God for all who do good - for the Jew first and also for the Gentile. For God does not show favoritism. When the Gentiles sin, they will be destroyed, even though they never had God's written law. And the Jews, who do have God's law will be judged by that law when they fail to obey it. For merely listening to the law doesn't make us right with God. It is obeying the law that makes us right in His sight. Even Gentiles, who do not have God's written law, show that they know His law when they instinctively obey it, even without having heard. They demonstrate that God's law is written in their hearts, for their own conscience and thoughts either accuse them or tell them they are doing right. And this is the message I proclaim - that the day is coming when God, through Christ Jesus, will judge everyone's secret life.
Redemption- Comes from God alone. He makes us righteous and holy.
Romans 1:16-17 For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes - the Jew first and also the Gentile. This Good News tells us how God makes us right in His sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, "It is through faith that a person has life."
Romans 3:24-26 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God's' glorious standard. yet God, with undeserved kindness, declare that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when He feed us from the penalty for our sins. For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed His life, shedding His blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when He held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past, for He was looking ahead and including them in what He would do in this present time. God did this to demonstrate His righteousness, for He Himself is fair and just, and He declares sinners to be right in His sight when they believe in Jesus.
Love- Essential, self-giving nature of God.
Genesis 1:31 Then God looked over all He had made, and He saw that it was very good! And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day.
Psalm 145:9 The Lord is good to everyone. He showers compassion on all His creation.
Mark 10:18 "Why do you call me good?" Jesus asked. "Only God is truly good."
Truth- All truth is grounded in God, revealed through God.
Psalm 25:5 Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you.
John 4:24 For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.”
Wisdom- Revealed in His doing the best thing in the best way at the best time for the best purpose.
1 Timothy 1:17 All honor and glory to God forever and ever! He is the eternal King, the unseen one who never dies; he alone is God. Amen. To God alone Who is wise.
1 Kings 3:9 Give me an understanding heart so that I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong. For who by himself is able to govern this great people of yours?” Claim God's wisdom.
James 1:5 If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. Simply by asking.
Romans 5:5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love. Love. God is love.
Psalm 145:9 The Lord is good to everyone. He showers compassion on all His creation.
From me.
God's attributes. We could and will spend eternity learning Who God is, what He is like, how to love Him. I look forward to this so much. Living here on earth, in all the yuck around us, and inside of us, sometimes I feel so distant from knowing this wonderful being, God, Who I love so much....yet I know through His Word that I can be close to Him, I can know Him. This is why the Scriptures are so important to spend time with. I think this is also where meditating on them comes in. While mulling them over in our heads and hearts, they become more that just words on a page--they transform into something alive that spreads the knowledge and love of God in our hearts leading to transformed lives that bring Him glory. I want to know Him more!!!
Lord, give us a deeper knowing of You. Not just head knowledge it, but let us go beyond, straight into Your heart. Lord, I feel as if I can never have enough of You, never know You enough. I pray that feeling never stops, that You fill each of us with a burning desire for You! Reveal Yourself to us today, and every day. There is none like You.
Today, spend time with one Scripture that teaches who God is. Carry it with you throughout the day.
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