The Definition of Holiness & How to Live It Today
What is the definition of holiness? Holiness is the divine dimension that exists in every single thing ever created. Using the language of Colossians 1:16-17, holiness describes everything’s divine origin (“through God”), everything’s divine purpose (“for God”), everything’s divine place in the universe (“before God”), and everything’s divine construction (“holds together in God”). How can […]
How to Make a Difference Starting with You: Be Holy
If you want to be a difference maker, you’ve got to be okay with being set apart in your lifestyle, or, as the Bible puts it, “Be holy.” How can Christians make a difference in a bleak time? In my last article on this topic (“3 Ways to Make a Difference in Your City”), we […]
What Is Holiness and Why Is It Important?
This is Question #3 in Kelvin Teamer’s Kingdom Life: Experiencing God’s Reign through Love and Holiness.
When Holiness Is Attractive
Jesus warned in the last days there would be such an increase of wickedness that the world would resemble the total decadence of the days of Noah and the days of Lot. Christ-followers are instructed not to get sucked into the declining values but to live distinctively holy lives. “Since everything is going to be […]
Holiness is Beautiful?
“Give to the LORD the glory due His name . . . . Oh, worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness!” (Psalm 96:8-9, NKJV). But what makes holiness beautiful? To answer that question, we need to first answer the question, what is beauty? We can readily give examples of beautiful things, such as mountain […]
