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[Luke]

Originally Posted by Aquila

Think of it this way... one cannot stand before God and be condemned for being too loving or too forgiving. But one can be condemned for not having been loving and/or forgiving enough.

The same can be said for both holiness and righteousness.

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by Luke

The same can be said for both holiness and righteousness.

Depends on how one defines holiness and righteousness. Being loving, true to God, true to self, and being forgiving to a fault. To many... that is holiness. That is righteousness.

[Luke]

Originally Posted by Aquila

Depends on how one defines holiness and righteousness. Being loving, true to God, true to self, and being forgiving to a fault. To many... that is holiness. That is righteousness.

Not quite a biblical definition.

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by Luke

Not quite a biblical definition.

What is God with regards to His very substance? Love. Living love. And that is defined as being "holy". Love is holiness. And holiness is loving. Holiness has nothing to do with rules. It has to do with one's state of being. Are they loving or not? To love is to be holy. For to love is to be like God. No man can say he loves God and fail to love others. However, one can keep any list of standards and fail to love others.

[Luke]

Originally Posted by Aquila

What is God with regards to His very substance? Love. Living love. And that is defined as being "holy". Love is holiness. And holiness is loving. Holiness has nothing to do with rules. It has to do with one's state of being. Are they loving or not? To love is to be holy. For to love is to be like God. No man can say he loves God and fail to love others. However, one can keep any list of standards and fail to love others.

Gad at His very nature is Holy. His love along with all of His other attributes flow and stem from His love.

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by Luke

Gad at His very nature is Holy. His love along with all of His other attributes flow and stem from His love.

I think it's important to emphasize that God doesn't love... He is love.

[Luke]

Originally Posted by Aquila

I think it's important to emphasize that God doesn't love... He is love.

Iagree God is Love but he is also Justice and Rightous and Omnipotent and Omniscence and Sovereign and Merciful, Gracious but all of these things are equal attributes that flow from His nature which is holiness