Thus you are to be holy to Me, for I the Lord am holy; and I have set you apart from the peoples to be Mine. Leviticus 20:26 NASB Holy to Me – We’re familiar with the citation of this Levitical command in the gospel of Matthew (5:48) where the Greek text translation changes the meaning from “holy”…
“and you shall be holy to Me, for I, the LORD, am holy and have set you apart from the nations to become Mine.” Leviticus 20:26 The Call To Be Like God Holy – When we shift our attention from the first occurrence of “holy” in this verse to the second, the verb remains the…
“and you shall be holy to Me, for I, the LORD, am holy and have set you apart from the nations to become Mine.” Leviticus 20:26 Family Resemblance Holy – If holiness means separation and consecration, does that mean that Christians are to retreat from the common into the sacred world? If God wants us…
“and you shall be holy to Me, for I, the LORD, am holy and have set you apart from the nations to become Mine.” Leviticus 20:26 Family Resemblance in Holiness Holy – It’s not about morality. The word qadash is exemplified best in Numbers 16:38. The story makes it clear. Holiness is about separation. Our…
“and you shall be holy to Me, for I, the LORD, am holy and have set you apart from the nations to become Mine.” Leviticus 20:26 Family Resemblance in Holiness Holy – I am always amazed to discover how little attention contemporary Christians give to the Old Testament law. I suspect this is the result…
