Holiness of God

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Holiness of God

• Isa 61-9 and Selected

Pastor Dave Martin Cross Creek Community Church
July 13, 2008
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Exodus 1511 "Who among the gods is like you, O
LORD? Who is like you-- majestic in holiness,
awesome in glory, working wonders?

• Your view of God is the most important view you
  have, and to the extent your view of God is
  distorted to that extent your life is out of
  focus.

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I. Isaiah Saw the Lord of Glory

• Isaiah 61-4 1 In the year that King Uzziah died,
  I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and
  exalted, and the train of his robe filled the
  temple. 2 Above him were seraphs, each with six
  wings With two wings they covered their faces,
  with two they covered their feet, and with two
  they were flying. 3 And they were calling to one
  another "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty
  the whole earth is full of his glory." 4 At the
  sound of their voices the doorposts and
  thresholds shook and the temple was filled with
  smoke.

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I. Isaiah Saw the Lord of Glory

• Seated on a throne, high and exalted, His train
  filled the temple
• Angelic beings called Seraphs encircled the
  throne
• They cried out Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord
  Almighty
• The temple quaked and was filled Gods Shekinah
  glory, smoke

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• Revelation 48 Each of the four living creatures
  had six wings and was covered with eyes all
  around, even under his wings. Day and night they
  never stop saying "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord
  God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come."
• Jeremiah 522a Should you not fear me?" declares
  the LORD. "Should you not tremble in my
  presence?...

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We Must Rediscover the Holiness of God
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II. Isaiah Saw Himself as a Sinner

• Isaiah 65 "Woe to me!" I cried. "I am ruined!
  For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among
  a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen
  the King, the LORD Almighty."

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Isaiah Saw his Sin

• Closer we get to God, more clearly we see our sin
• Measure your life with Gods standard not mans

Ecc 720 There is not a righteous man on earth
who does what is right and never sins.
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We Must Recognize our Unholiness
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III. Isaiah Saw Gods Provision of Salvation

• Isaiah 66-7 6 Then one of the seraphs flew to me
  with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken
  with tongs from the altar. 7 With it he touched
  my mouth and said, "See, this has touched your
  lips your guilt is taken away and your sin
  atoned for."

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• John 316 "For God so loved the world that he
  gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes
  in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
• Mark 115 "The time has come," he said. "The
  kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the
  good news!"

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• 2 Corinthians 521 God made him who had no sin to
  be sin for us, so that in him we might become the
  righteousness of God.

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We Must Repent and Receive Gods Holiness
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IV. Isaiah Saw the World as God does

• Isaiah 68-9a 8 Then I heard the voice of the
  Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go
  for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" 9 He
  said, "Go and tell this people

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See the World through the Eyes of Christ

• When forgiveness is received, responsibilities
  follow
• 1 Thessalonians 47 For God did not call us to be
  impure, but to live a holy life.
• Hebrews 1214 Make every effort to live in peace
  with all men and to be holy without holiness no
  one will see the Lord.

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We Must Respond to Gods Call
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Now What?

• Be serious in your Pursuit of Personal Holiness
• Be disciplined, staying faithful to the things of
  God
• Be involved in ministry by serving others

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