the holiness of God refers to His transcendence.28 As Creator, He is above all of His creation and is totally distinct from everything that He has made and sustains. This distinction or separation between God and everything else is not merely quantitative (i.e., God is greater) but qualitative (i.e., God is a completely different being). Regardless of personal splendor, all other beings on earth and in heaven are mere creatures. God alone is God, separate, transcendent, and unapproachable.29 The most splendid angel that stands in the presence of God is no more like God than the smallest worm
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