God Is Holy (1 of 4)
Series: God Is
Jonathan McLeod
Isaiah 6:1-13
''Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!'' (Isa. 6:3).
A LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE
Imagine reading the obituaries and seeing your name! It actually happened to someone-his name was Alfred Nobel. Nobel was the inventor of dynamite, and the newspaper described him as a man who had made it possible to kill more people more quickly than anyone else who had ever lived. This is not how Nobel wanted to be remembered, so he decided to use his fortune to institute the Nobel Prizes.
Seeing his obituary while still alive changed Nobel's life. In Isaiah 6, the prophet Isaiah also saw something that change his life.
[Read Isaiah 6:1-13.]
WE NEED A VISION OF GOD
Isaiah experienced this vision of God ''in the year that King Uzziah died'' (v. 1). It was an uncertain time for Isaiah and his nation. Like Isaiah, we are living in an uncertain time. [List things people are worried about today.]
During uncertain times, we need a vision of God. In Isaiah's vision, the holiness of God is emphasized. The seraphim cry out, ''Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts'' (v. 3). What is the holiness of God, and how should we respond to it?
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY
If you were asked, ''What do you think is God's best attribute?'', what would you say? I'm guessing most Christians would say the love of God. But the angels seem to be most impressed by God's holiness. In the Hebrew language, a word is emphasized by repeating it. When the angels say, ''Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts,'' they are saying that no one is holy like God is holy. He isn't just holy; he's holy, holy, holy.
What did the angels mean when they said that God is holy? ''Holiness implies absolute moral purity and separateness above creation.'' ''God's absolute holiness reveals how separate, different, or totally other he is in comparison to all other aspects of the created world.''
Whe ...
Series: God Is
Jonathan McLeod
Isaiah 6:1-13
''Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!'' (Isa. 6:3).
A LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE
Imagine reading the obituaries and seeing your name! It actually happened to someone-his name was Alfred Nobel. Nobel was the inventor of dynamite, and the newspaper described him as a man who had made it possible to kill more people more quickly than anyone else who had ever lived. This is not how Nobel wanted to be remembered, so he decided to use his fortune to institute the Nobel Prizes.
Seeing his obituary while still alive changed Nobel's life. In Isaiah 6, the prophet Isaiah also saw something that change his life.
[Read Isaiah 6:1-13.]
WE NEED A VISION OF GOD
Isaiah experienced this vision of God ''in the year that King Uzziah died'' (v. 1). It was an uncertain time for Isaiah and his nation. Like Isaiah, we are living in an uncertain time. [List things people are worried about today.]
During uncertain times, we need a vision of God. In Isaiah's vision, the holiness of God is emphasized. The seraphim cry out, ''Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts'' (v. 3). What is the holiness of God, and how should we respond to it?
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY
If you were asked, ''What do you think is God's best attribute?'', what would you say? I'm guessing most Christians would say the love of God. But the angels seem to be most impressed by God's holiness. In the Hebrew language, a word is emphasized by repeating it. When the angels say, ''Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts,'' they are saying that no one is holy like God is holy. He isn't just holy; he's holy, holy, holy.
What did the angels mean when they said that God is holy? ''Holiness implies absolute moral purity and separateness above creation.'' ''God's absolute holiness reveals how separate, different, or totally other he is in comparison to all other aspects of the created world.''
Whe ...
There are 4428 characters in the full content. This excerpt only shows a 2000 character sample of the full content.
Price: $5.99 or 1 credit
