Gods Sign Post - EP 530 - Defending the Gospel - 12/23/2024

A daily bible study to draw us closer in our relationship with GOD through our Savior Jesus Christ in prayer and reading the word of GOD.
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365 Devotions on the Power of Prayer:
HEBREWS 13:20-21 NKJV
20) Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
21) make you complete in every good work to do his will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. AMEN.
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HEBREWS 13:20-21 NIV
20) Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep,
21) equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. AMEN
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Life Lessons from GALATIANS
Lesson #2 - Defending the Gospel
GALATIANS 1:11-24
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Further Reading:
To Complete the book of Galatians during this twelve-part study, read Galatians 1:11-24.
More Bible passages on zeal, read Psalm 119:137-144; John 2:13-17; 4:34-38; Acts 18:24-28; Romans 10:1-4; 1 Corinthians 9:19-23; and 2 Timothy 1:6-12.
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PRAYING THE NAMES OF GOD:
Week #11: QEDOSH YISRAEL
Key Scripture’s : Leviticus 19:1-2

Understanding the Name:
Qedosh is Hebrew for “Holy One,” a title for God that appears most frequently in the book of Isaiah, though it also appears in some of the other prophets (notably Hosea, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Habakkuk) and in Psalms and Job. It emphasizes God’s otherness, separateness, and mystery. The term most frequently used for “holy” in the New Testament is hagios.

To understand the title “Holy One of Israel,” Qedosh Yisrael (ke-DOSH yis-ra-AIL), we need first to understand that holiness is grounded in God’s nature. It refers not to one of his attributes but to the totality of his perfection. In his holiness, God exists above and apart from the world he has made.

Things, times, places, people, and other created beings became holy by virtue of their connection to God. Thus, the people of Israel became holy because God had chosen them. Their holiness was to be expressed and maintained through ritual practices and adherence to moral laws, which set them apart for the service of GOD.

It is important to realize that God’s holiness involves not just separation from sin, but his absolute hostility toward it. Christ ultimately bridged the chasm between God and sinful human beings by making himself the perfect offering for our sins. Believers are called to be holy as he is holy and are enabled to imitate Christ by the grace of the holy Spirit.