The Meaning of Holiness

Renewing Your Mind

Ligonier Ministries

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🗓️ 31 January 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

What effect should the holiness of God have on our lives? Today, R.C. Sproul explains that the Lord desires for His people to reflect His holy character to a lost and dying world.

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Meet Today’s Teacher:

R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was known for his ability to winsomely and clearly communicate deep, practical truths from God’s Word. He was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.

Meet the Host:

Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children.

Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

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0:00.0	When the Bible speaks about God's holiness, the primary thrust of those statements is to refer to God's
0:08.8	transcendence, to refer to his magnificence, to refer to that sense in which God is higher and superior
0:17.2	to anything that there is in the creaturely realm.
0:21.6	Again, the simplest way to discuss this is that that which is holy is that which is different.
0:33.6	What is the meaning of holiness and how should understanding it change the way that we live?
0:41.7	Hi, I'm Nathan W. Bingham and welcome to the Friday edition of Renewing Your Mind.
0:47.5	By God's grace, as our minds are renewed, our lives are transformed. Things we once delighted in become sins we now seek to mortify.
0:57.5	Things we once hated or found boring, we now love and find joy in. Today, R.C. Sprawl will consider
1:04.5	the meaning of holiness and the impact that should have in the life of a Christian. But before you hear the final message that will
1:12.1	feature this week from Dr. Sprawl's popular series, The Holiness of God, don't miss your
1:17.6	opportunity to own a special 40th anniversary edition of this series' companion book, The Holiness
1:24.3	of God. This is a limited edition title, available to mark four decades since this book
1:30.9	was first published, and to thank God for the impact that this teaching has had on countless Christians
1:36.6	around the world. Respond before midnight tonight with your donation of any amount at Renewing Your Mind.org to secure your copy.
1:46.4	Well, here's Dr. Sprawl on the meaning of holiness.
1:52.2	I notice in our own language and in our own vocabulary, the term holy seems to be used among us, particularly among Christians, as a synonym for moral
2:08.0	purity or for righteousness. And there's nothing wrong with that, but it may be a little bit
2:17.0	misleading. Because in the scriptures, there are two
2:23.3	meanings of the term holy. The secondary meaning of this word in scripture is personal righteousness and purity.
2:36.6	But the primary meaning of the word holy means separate.
2:46.6	Or if you will, theological apartheid.
2:52.4	That which is holy is that which is other, O-T-H-E-R, that which is different from something else.
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