The idea of the Holy

Explore how the Hebrew Bible frames holiness (kodesh) as separateness, glory, and purity, guiding Israel to be a holy people, a nation of priests, and living in God's presence.

Explore the Hebrew concept of kodesh and holiness as separation to the creator's will, revealing glory and purity in the creature–creator relationship through Jesus's story and Isaiah's calling.

Explore the idea of the holy through chesed, unveiling God as being itself, active in creation, and restoring justice with mercy through Christ.

Be holy because I am holy, welcoming God’s presence in you and living as the faithful community described in Leviticus 19, transformed through Christ.

Explore how Isaiah reveals the greatness of God as eternal, holy, and with the contrite, dwelling with the lowly to revive them, and how humans bear God's image.

Psalm 45 presents a king with gorgeous presence, indomitable strength, rugged integrity, anointing, and joy. It links Jesus and followers to royal identity, service, and intimacy with God as strength.

Explore the biblical idea of the holy, the image and likeness of God, and the awakening from self-centered striving to a God-centered identity hidden in Christ.

Discover how psalm 51 interprets sin, guilt, and repentance within the doctrine of holiness, highlighting God's redeeming grace, covenant faithfulness, humility, and the shadow self toward renewal.

Explore the Beatitudes as present-tense descriptions of kingdom living, grounded in grace, not rules, beginning with powerlessness and growing through hunger for righteousness, mercy, and peace.

Explore the beatitudes as a counter-intuitive path to holiness: embrace poverty in spirit, love and be loved, and live by grace rather than legalism.

Learn to discern hypocrisy and legalism, embracing mercy and grace as Jesus models by challenging judgment, offering forgiveness, and welcoming outsiders.

Zacchaeus seeks Jesus, climbs a tree, and encounters God's love that crosses social boundaries. Jesus declares salvation for this outsider, revealing the kingdom of God.

Join the company of the holy as a corporate fellowship where abiding in Christ, walking in the light, and loving one another define our identity as God's children.

Live holy lives together in Christ, not by performance. Embrace the cruciform life in the Father's family, through the Spirit's gifts and fruits, building bridges in the church.

Explore how the Bible builds a biblical theology of the holy from Genesis and what it means to live a holy life, with a path toward hermeneutics and practical theology.