God has entrusted His holiness to those called now into the body of His Son, establishing a relationship with Him that must stand forever. This entrusted holiness is being honed in a major separation from the ways of this dying world, both physically and spiritually. We, as a tiny called-out group from all over the world, bear the privileged responsibility before God to be holy as He is holy, united in love with the Father and the Son through His Spirit. This holiness and love, as Jesus Christ declared, will be a beacon of our unity with Him for the entire world to see. Despite the wrath of a dying world that may come upon us, we must remain faithful in the place He is preparing for us, growing continuously under the guidance of the Holy Spirit in godly holiness entrusted to our care. God has called His elect to truly be holy as He is holy, in unity through His Holy Spirit, requiring everything we have in return for what has been given. He has entrusted us with His holiness from the inside out, and we must vigorously stay the course, diligently learning and living His Word. This is our entrusted position for eternity, demanding fervent effort in every aspect of our lives to grow in truth, love, and grace under His tender care. Judgment has begun with the household of God, and we must be carefully diligent with the holiness already entrusted to us, knowing that He who has begun a good work in us will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.

God's holiness is a transcendent purity, indicating His beyondness, His otherness, and His aboveness. He is great beyond our comprehension, surpassing every superlative we can apply to Him. The word "holy" sums up everything we can know and say about God, representing the totality of His excellence. The more we understand about Him, the greater the difference we perceive between Him and us, fostering humility within us. God's power, as seen in the vastness of creation, reflects His holiness. The sun, millions of times larger than the earth, and stars like Sirius and Polaris, demonstrate a majesty that is but a trace of His glory. All the splendor of the universe originates from within our God, showcasing His boundless love, mercy, and creative power. His thoughts are higher than the heavens above the earth, and He remains constant in a changing world, transcendent in reliability and trustworthiness. He assures us, "I will never leave you, nor forsake you," and Jesus Christ declares, "Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away," affirming His enduring presence to enforce them. God's steadfast love is as certain as death, yet it overturns death through resurrection and restoration of life. His understanding, goodness, mercy, justice, and kindness are infinite, embodying transcendent purity in every aspect. He calls us to be holy as He is holy, a command that can seem overwhelming due to the vast difference between His sinless nature and our own. Yet, His purpose is not to crush us but to provide an image of what we are to become, transformed into His likeness. God created us in His image, designing us to be like Him spiritually, to embody His goodness, reliability, truthfulness, love, justice, and beauty in a human fashion. Becoming holy is the only way to fulfill the destiny for which He created us; without holiness, no one will see the Lord. Holiness is a fundamental requirement for entering the Kingdom of God, extending beyond righteousness to permeate every aspect of our thinking, speaking, acting, working, loving, and attitudes. The path to holiness is not easy or always clearly marked, yet it must be marked by steady progression in righteousness toward sanctification. God has made a path for each of us that can be attained, ensuring that no trial is beyond our capacity. The key to reflecting His holiness lies in fellowship with Him, established through Jesus Christ. Through this relationship, His holiness is communicated to us, emphasizing the importance of prayer and obedience. God's grace, which began with His call to us, continues to lead us through His Spirit, granting repentance and justification through faith. This grace is essential for sanctification, producing the fruits of the Holy Spirit within us and moving us toward glorification, when we will shine with His radiant beauty. His grace provides whatever is needed, in the right amount, for each person's circumstance, enabling us to carry out our function within the body of Christ. Though the process of growing in holiness requires our effort and will, it is overwhelmingly by His grace that we progress, perfectly balanced by His wisdom to guide us toward becoming holy as He is.

The holiness of God stands as the central and most profound attribute defining His nature. God is holy, holy, holy, a truth so significant that it is the only characteristic repeated thrice in Scripture, revealing His absolute, unrivaled, and transcendent purity in every aspect of His being and actions. His holiness sets Him apart, marking Him as other, different, and superior, with an infinite distance separating Him from all creation in every quality. This transcendence means that His love, mercy, and justice are all holy, imbued with a purity that exceeds usual limits and shapes every act as Creator and sovereign Ruler. God's holiness is not merely one trait among many; it permeates all His attributes, adding a sacred quality to them. His name is holy because He is holy, and wherever His name is hallowed, there is peace, harmony, unity, prosperity, joy, creativity, and endless life. Yet, this holiness can be confronting, as it exposes human imperfection and shatters self-esteem, leaving one feeling undone and naked before the ultimate standard of cleanliness. The carnal mind is repelled by this holiness, often rejecting or persecuting it because it cannot bear the comparison. Holiness, at its root, means to be cut apart or separated, carrying implications of purity in character and morality, indicating freedom from every stain and separation from anything sinful, evil, or imperfect. When applied to God, it signifies a cut above, a superiority that defines His otherness. He is not like anything or anyone, and to think otherwise is the basis of idolatry, for imagining God to be like us distorts His true nature. God's holiness also governs His judgments, which are always executed with holy love, holy mercy, and holy justice, free from prejudice or whim. His actions, even when they involve severe judgment or death, are consistent with His holy nature, reflecting a balance of love and justice that may be difficult for human minds to reconcile. Yet, His forbearance with humanity, despite our sinfulness, demonstrates a holy patience beyond comprehension, as He seeks to transform us into something holy like Himself. Only God can sanctify and make something holy, lifting it from the commonplace to the special by His presence or declaration. When He separates individuals for His use, they are considered holy, not necessarily because of their character, but due to their position in relation to Him. This sanctification demands that holy things and people be treated with purity and deference, reflecting their connection to God. However, true holiness in us must be perfected through choices, attitudes, and right conduct, moving beyond initial separation to a life that mirrors God's purity. The process of perfecting holiness involves a confrontation with truth, as God reveals Himself through His Word, cleansing minds of deception and lies. This sanctification unto holiness begins with exposure to God's character and nature, the ultimate standard we aim to emulate. Through the power of His Spirit, which draws us toward His holiness, and through obedience born of faith and humility, we are transformed. Holiness is the beauty of God's nature, the excellency that rules all His actions, and the quality we are called to embody in all manner of conduct, striving to remove sin and reflect His divine likeness.