God s Holiness And Illustration Of Holy Justice - 1377 Words

Towards a Definition of God’s Holiness Illustration of Holy Justice Erika Dickerson PM101B: Spiritual Life September 5, 2014 Throughout biblical narratives, God reveals a host of â€Å"attributes,† which I call perfections, about His divine nature, character, and function. At the center of God’s distinct, wholly unified qualities is holiness: the fundamental tenant underscored in other perfections like justice and grace. The etymological derivation of the Hebrew word (× §Ã—“ט) meaning, â€Å"to be holy† is qud, or â€Å"to cut or separate.† Anderson proposes that God’s holiness is revealed to us in Genesis 1:1-2 where He is distinct from the unshaped, chaotic earth but hovers â€Å"over the surface of waters.† The text reveals a positional understanding of God in relation to His creation; God is separate from nature and (wo)mankind. As Dyrness suggests, this separation disproves Near Eastern notions that holiness was entwined with nature since holiness existed before humans ever experienced it and is primarily linked to God and â€Å"bursts forth into the earth,† conveyed through people and places secondarily and only by His authority. Gentry sums up the ideas of Anderson and Dyrness in explaining that God’s holiness translates to â€Å"(absolute moral) purity and transcendence† but goes further to argue that the distance between God and creation does not imply inaccessibility, but a call to consecration and devotion, which makes God’s holiness, as AndersonShow MoreRelatedSummary Of A World Full Of Sin 3360 Words   |  14 Pagesin a world full of sin means that we do not deserve to experience the Kingdom of God, but with the Love of Christ and putting our faith in Christ we can dwell in the presence of God. Nothing we do can separate us from God and His love for us if we believe in Him. 2. Structural Analysis I. Faith Triumphs (5:1-21) II. The New Life in Christ (6:1-14) III. From Slaves of Sin to Slaves of God (6:15-23) IV. An Illustration from Marriage (7:1-25) V. The Life-Giving Spirit (8:1-30) VI. The Believer’s TriumphRead MoreThe Debate Of Wisdom Literature2468 Words   |  10 Pagescoming from God, and unlike the prophets, who claim to speak the ‘word of the Lord’, on God’s behalf, wisdom does not purport to be truth (Borg: 2001:148). The conventional world-view of some wisdom writings is that righteousness leads to an ordered universe. Wisdom literature comes in two major categories: Proverbial wisdom consisting of short, succinct sayings which provide basic rules for personal happiness and welfare. The book of Proverbs is a classic example of this within Holy Scripture.Read MoreThe Between Wisdom, Righteousness And Religious Devotion2462 Words   |  10 Pagesthe laws of the Pentateuch, which were proposed in coming from God, and unlike the prophets, who claim to speak the ‘word of the Lord’, on God’s behalf, this wisdom does not purpose to be truth (Borg: 2001:148). Wisdom literature comes in two major categories: Proverbial wisdom consisting of short, succinct sayings which provide basic rules for personal happiness and welfare. The book of Proverbs is a classic example of this within Holy Scripture. Speculative wisdom consists of monologues (e.g. Ecclesiastes)Read MoreA Great Leader - The Messiah5208 Words   |  21 Pagesrevelation is necessary for understanding messianic prophecy. Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people (Isiah 55:4) . It can be cross-referenced with Ezekiel 34:24, â€Å"And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD has spoken it and Revelation 1:5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washedRead MoreLiberty University Bibl 323 John Module 6 Notes Essay9463 Words   |  38 PagesI. Question One: Where are you going? (13:36; 14:1–4). â€Å"Simon Peter asked him, ‘Lord, where are you going?’ Jesus replied, ‘Where I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later. Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may Read MoreBiblical Models of Servant Leadership13223 Words   |  53 Pages THE NEED: BIBILICAL MODELS OF SERVANT LEADERSHIP Introduction There are basic attitudes which we see in the lives of those whom God called to servant leadership in the Bible. These include a serving attitude where the leader sees his[1] primary responsibility to those whom he leads as to serve and develop them to fulfill their God-given mandate. The leader serves by putting on a redeeming attitude, like Moses and Joshua. In other words he takes responsibility for those he leads