104: Holiness, Reverence, and Jello (with Brian Delamont)

What does jello have to do with holiness and fear of God? What is holiness, why does it matter that God is holy, and how can we be holy as He is holy? Listen in to this episode with our monthly guest, Brian Delamont.

• “The Hebrew word for holy, Kadosh, in its fundamental meaning contains the note of that which is separate and apart.”
• Hosea 11:9
• Exodus 3:5
• “So why does it matter that God is holy? Because His holiness is integral to His very being and nature. If God were no longer holy, He’d also no longer be God.”
• “Holiness” Video from Bible Project
• Leviticus 19:2
• “Holiness is more than an attribute; it’s who God is. He is always, always holy.”
• Leviticus 9:23-24
• Psalm 99:9
• “We worship at His mountain, not because the mountain itself is special, but because God’s presence makes it a holy mountain. It’s about the presence of God.”
• “Because of Jesus, God invites us into his holiness and because we are in his presence, we ourselves become holy!”
• “Jesus, because He Himself is the holy God, has unlimited access to the Father.” 
• John 17:15-19
• “When we live in God’s Word and in God’s way we choose to live in something which will be actively used by the Holy Spirit to make us holy.”
• “Now, through Jesus, our holiness is not on the merit of water or sacrifice, but our holiness is on the merit of Jesus, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. So, holiness is imparted by God to us as His sons and daughters.”
• The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges
• Romans 1:7
• “This is His invitation: to come to Him and live in His holiness, rather than trying to manufacture our own fruitless, achievement-based holiness.”
• “The difference between being afraid of God and the fear of the Lord is relationship. That’s why the fear of God is not anxiety about God.”
• Ezekiel 47
• Revelation 11:15
• 1 Peter 2:9-10
• The Knowledge of the Holy by A. W. Tozer
• “We live in the reality of the way God sees us - as perfect in Christ Jesus. We have received mercy. We have received righteousness in Him.”
• 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

March Reflection: What area of your life could use more holiness? Where is God asking you to be “sanctified through and through” (1 Thess. 5:23)? What step is the Spirit prompting you to take?

What’s changing our lives:

• Keane: Making yogurt
• Heather: Discussing Scripture in worship songs
• Brian: The Full Story reading plan by Bible Project

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