What does the Bible say about holiness of god?
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The Bible teaches that God is utterly holy, unique in purity, majesty, and righteousness, and that he calls his redeemed people to reflect his holiness in grateful obedience. Isaiah 6:3 and 1 Samuel 2:2 declare that none is holy like the Lord, while Isaiah 57:15 shows that the High and Holy One also dwells with the contrite. Because God is holy, his people are commanded, “Be holy, for I am holy” (Leviticus 19:2; 1 Peter 1:15-16). This holiness is not a means of earning salvation, but the fruit of God’s electing grace and cleansing work in Christ (Ephesians 1:4; 2 Corinthians 7:1). Hebrews 12:14 urges believers to pursue holiness as those who worship the Lord in reverent awe.
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- 1 Samuel 2:2
There is none holy as Yahweh; For there is none besides you, Neither is there any rock like our God.
- 1 Peter 1:15-16
[15] but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior; [16] because it is written, "You shall be holy; for I am holy."
- Isaiah 57:15
For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
- Isaiah 6:3
One called to another, and said, "Holy, holy, holy, is Yahweh of Hosts! The whole earth is full of his glory!"
- Psalms 96:9
Worship Yahweh in holy array. Tremble before him, all the earth.
- 1 Peter 1:16
because it is written, "You shall be holy; for I am holy."
- Leviticus 19:2
"Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and tell them, 'You shall be holy; for I Yahweh your God am holy.
- Ephesians 1:4
even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without blemish before him in love;
- 2 Corinthians 7:1
Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
- Hebrews 12:14
Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,
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