Before the Throne: Reflections on God's Holiness

by Allen S. Nelson IV

God had not sent the prophet Jeremiah to a foreign land, but right to the heart of His people. The Lord, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, was willing to forgive. How would the earthly king of God’s people respond?

Perhaps a better question to ask is, why do we so often cut up the Bible?

If We get God Wrong, We get Everything Wrong

We don’t want to assume that we can make Him in our image.

He is the Creator of all things –visible and invisible!

“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.”[11]

God’s Holiness is Misunderstood, Misapplied, and Underemphasized.

God is undoubtedly holy. When we underemphasize God’s holiness, we underemphasize God Himself.

We are Commanded to be Holy as God is Holy

The chief aim of our salvation in Christ is about the glory of God in purifying for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good works (Titus 2:14).

In what ways are we tempted to doubt God’s holiness?

Do your current habits in the Bible show that you seek to have a comprehensive understanding of who God is?