Why is God called holy three times in Isaiah 6? Why does the Holy Spirit have “holy” in his name instead of “loving” or “powerful”? We’re going to try to answer these questions and continue searching out a more biblical way of understanding the Hebrew root qadash, which is where our word “holy” in English comes from. Once again, we’re going to see that the core meaning of holiness has nothing to do with separation, but rather of meeting, belonging, and total devotion.
Listen to the full lecture by Dr. Peter Gentry here.
You can read my journal article on this topic here.
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