Being Holy
I have always thought that being holy and being righteous were the same thing. I'm not sure how I got such a wrong idea, but recently, while translating Romans, I realised that they are quite different.
Righteousness is about right behaviour. It's about doing good. It's about not sinning.
Of course for Christians God gives us righteousness as a gift because we couldn't possibly earn it for ourselves. Righteousness is about our actions.
But being holy is about our use.
Things are holy if they have been dedicated to God for his
Holiness is about our use. About who we are supposed to serve with our actions.
Technically we can be holy without being righteous. We can be reserved for use by God but not always acting in ways that serve him well.
The opposite of holy is profane. Not
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How different would it be if we could
see ourselves as holy.
Think about the reaction if someone had used the holy bowls from the tabernacle for their morning porridge. They would have been stoned for desecrating God's holy things.
Think about how you use yourself.