God Is Holy

Last Sunday’s sermon was preached by Brother Kevin on “God Wants To Give Revival” (1 John 2 : 12 - 17). The sermon and the whole service can be watched on our WIC YouTube Channel:

Intro

- Why do we come to worship God?

- When we worship God, we have to scknowledge his Godliness and Holiness.

- God is the definition of Holy. You cannot have Holiness without God.


Holiness vs Sin

- From the moment of original sin, we have been unworthy to stand in Gods presence.

- Romans 6:23 "The wages of sin is death".

- Sin cannot exist in the presence of God, and as carriers of sin we are condemned to death in His presence.


Jesus the High Priest

- In the temple on priests were allowed into the Holy place, only High Priests into the Holy of Holies.

- Once a year the High Priest represented the people and carried their sin to seek atonement.

- If he was not properly cleansed, he would die in Gods presence.

- Hebrews 8:1-2 NIV

[1] Now the main point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, [2] and who serves in the sanctuary, the true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by a mere human being.

- When Jesus came to earth, it was God descending to our level to prepare us. When He died, we were elvated to Gods level by the blood of Christ.

- By virtue of our High Priest, we are now able to enter the Holy of Holies.


We Stand on Holy Ground

- Just like Moses, when we enter His presence, we stand on Holy Ground.

- If we had a meeting with the President of Poland, we would spend weeks preparing ourselves. 

- How much more should we prepare ourselves when we come to meet with God?

- When Jesus died, the rules didnt change. God is STILL Holy, and that Holiness DEMANDS a reaction.

- Are we reacting as befits a Holy God?

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