There's a lot of baggage around the word holy.

Some of us hear the word and immediately think about people.

People that are always dressed in a particular kind of apparel.

They are serious, they are strict, they are rigid, and they seem to be

resistant to fun. Some of us hear the word holy and we immediately feel something. We might feel

fear. We might feel shame. We might feel even defensive and on guard.

Or we might feel curious.

If you are a Christian or if you've been exposed to Christianity at some point, you've heard the word holy.

Everybody and they mama has some thoughts about what it is and what it might be, but did you

know that how we define the term cannot and should not start with the people you know or the

feelings you have?

Holiness finds its most precise definition in who God has revealed himself to be.

Seems like we are in a world where definitions are always changing.

Consider words like man, woman, marriage, salvation, truth, love, privilege,

oppression, and how each word might mean different things to different people.

But when we get to God, we don't have the authority to redefine or imagine him.

Therefore, we don't have the right to redefine or reimagine holiness either.

Why?

Because God is holy.

So to talk about holiness then is to talk about God.

So I'm gonna get straight to the point.

That's what I'm going to do today.

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