Category: Practicing Holiness
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How to Live Holy Lives in an Immoral World
Is it possible to live holy lives in an immoral world? Are Christians even supposed to impose their values over others, or is it something more? Imposing our values on the world is not what holiness is all about. As I previously discussed, God put laws in place to enable…
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Eight Practical Ways to Live Holy Lives
I have talked about spiritual sacrifices and what that means when practicing holiness. But how can we practice holiness if we have not yet fully grasped what that entails? Over 45 years ago, holiness (or what I perceived as holiness) was something I experienced on a regular basis when I…
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Do You Know What Spiritual Sacrifices Are?
When God brought the Israelites out of Egypt, He led them to the wilderness of Sinai. They set up camp at the base of Mount Sinai, and God spoke to Moses on top of the mountain. When God descended upon the mountain, His very presence made it holy. He told…
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Are You Missing Out on God’s Blessings?
“Baruch At Hashem, Eloheinu Melech Ha’Olam, Asher Kideshanu Bemitzvotav Vetzivanu La’asok B’divrei Torah.” “Blessed are you, Hashem our G-d, King of the universe, Who has made us holy through His commandments, and commanded us to actively Study Torah.” The above is a blessing of the Torah that Jews pray every…
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Does God Really Want us to be Holy?
15 But as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.” 1 Peter 1:15-16, NKJV Why does God call us to be holy? Is it even possible? In the Old Testament, the primary Hebrew word for holy or holiness is qodesh,…
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What Happened to Christianity?
You’ve probably been living under a rock if you haven’t noticed the word “Christian” has become a dirty word. In a little over 30 years, Christians have gone from a force of good in the world to something that is mocked and shunned. One has to wonder, why? What happened to Christianity?…
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