The Holiness of God
23 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
11 sections
Exhibited in His: Character
- Psalm 22:3 Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.
- John 17:11 I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one.
Exhibited in His: Kingdom
- Psalm 47:8 God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne.
- Matthew 13:41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.
- Revelation 21:27 But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
- 1 Corinthians 6:9–10 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, …
Exhibited in His: Name
- Isaiah 57:15 For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart …
- Luke 1:49 For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
Exhibited in His: Words
- Psalm 60:6 God has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth.
- Jeremiah 23:9 As for the prophets: My heart is broken within me, and all my bones tremble. I have become like a drunkard, like a man overcome by wine, because of the LORD, because of His holy words.
Exhibited in His: Works
- Psalm 145:17 The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.
Heavenly Hosts Adore
- Isaiah 6:3 And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”
- Revelation 4:8 And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”
Requires Holy Service
- Joshua 24:19 But Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the LORD, for He is a holy God; He is a jealous God; He will not forgive your rebellion or your sins.
- Psalm 93:5 Your testimonies are fully confirmed; holiness adorns Your house, O LORD, for all the days to come.
Saints are Commanded to Imitate
- Leviticus 11:44 For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground.
- 1 Peter 1:15–16 But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, …
Saints should Praise
- Psalm 30:4 Sing to the LORD, O you His saints, and praise His holy name.
should be Magnified
- 1 Chronicles 16:10 Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
- Psalm 48:1 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.
- Psalm 99:3 Let them praise Your great and awesome name — He is holy!
- Psalm 99:5 Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at His footstool; He is holy!
- Revelation 15:4 Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
should Produce Reverential Fear
- Revelation 15:4 Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
Related topics
HolinessThe Holiness of God is IncomparableThe Holiness of God is Pledged for the Fulfilment of His JudgmentsThe Holiness of God is Pledged for the Fulfilment of His Promises
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.