*SIGH* When are we ever going to realize that HOLINESS is NOT a set of RULES/STANDARDS???
Definition of HOLY:
1: exalted or worthy of complete devotion as one perfect in goodness and righteousness
2: divine <for the Lord our God is holy —
Psalms 99:9(Authorized Version)>
3: devoted entirely to the deity or the work of the deity <a holy temple> <holy prophets>
4 a: having a divine quality <holy love> b: venerated as or as if sacred <holy scripture> <a holy relic>
5—used as an intensive <this is a holy mess><he was a holy terror when he drank — Thomas Wolfe> ; often used in combination as a mild oath <holy smoke>
Definition of HOLINESS:
1 : the quality or state of being holy —used as a title for various high religious dignitaries <His Holiness the Pope>
2 : sanctification 2
Definition of SANCTIFICATION:
1: an act of sanctifying
2 a: the state of being sanctified b: the state of growing in divine grace as a result of Christian commitment after baptism or conversion
Definition of SANCTIFIED:
1: to set apart to a sacred purpose or to religious use : consecrate
2: to free from sin : purify
3 a: to impart or impute sacredness, inviolability, or respect to b: to give moral or social sanction to
4: to make productive of holiness or piety <observe the day of the sabbath, to sanctify it —
Deuteronomy 5:12(Douay Version)>
If holiness were a set of rules that when abided by caused one to be holy, then the MARINES are holy every time they abide by the rules of the Marine Corp!
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