Gods Sign Post - EP 532 - FAITH ALONE! - 12/26/2024

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:
Colossians 3:12-14 NKJV
12) Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;
13) bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.
14) But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.
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Colossians 3:12-14 NIV
12) Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, Kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
13) Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone.
14) And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
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Gods Sign Post EP #532
Life Lessons from Galatians - Lesson #4 - FAITH ALONE!
Galatians 3:1-9
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Further Reading:
To Complete GALATIANS during this twelve-part study, read GALATIANS 3:1-9.
For more Bible passages on legalism, readMark 2:23-28; Luke 6:1-11; 13:10-17; John 5:1-15; Acts 15:1-21; 21:17-26; and Romans 10:1-4.
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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.