What does it mean to be holy?
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Holiness in greek literally means to be separated from the world by God.\nIf you read in the bible, surely you have heard Jesus said "For you are not of this world.."\n\nWhen we repent and receive Jesus Christ as our saviour, your sins are washed and your life basically becames a clean slate in the eye of the Father.\nTherefore, you are deemed as holy not out of your personal conduct, but rather the blood of Jesus makes you holy.\n\nIf you are a believer, you becomes holy thru Jesus.\nthat is what i called "Holiness" thru status.\n\nIn 2nd corinthians 7:1-NKJV(I am not going to post it because i want you to go look at your bible)\nNotice that it is said in the end "perfecting holiness in the fear of God."\n\nThe bible did not say "achieving / to become holy in the fear of God" but rather "perfecting holiness."\nIt is just like saying, you are already holy and now, you need to "try" to make it perfect.\n\nthat bring us to the second point:\n\nFrom gaining the status of holiness thru the sacrifice of Jesus, also using the same verse, come the term, which i called, Holiness thru intention.\n\nWhen you are saved, you achieve the status of holiness, but that does not mean you can abandon the work of Jesus by abusing your body, soul, and spirit by doing whatever you want.\nBecause, being christian, or a "follower of Christ", means that you need to keep the holiness in you with the help from the Holy Spirit.\nNotice that the verse says "PERFECTING" meaning that you should have the yearning and desire to be Holy, which is also can be translated as closer with God.\n\nfor God, Himself, is Holy. and He cannot be around things that are unholy.  For we cannot see our God by coming to Him unclean.\n\nGod understands, however, that you are not perfect.\nThat sometimes, even the holiest christian can fail by sinning. Therefore, it requires christians to live under the mercy of God day after day (thru daily repentance and prayer). Christians' attempts in keeping a holy life is appreciated and in fact required by God.\n\nDavid, the person that God favors much, fall into the sin of sexual temptation. But, David, then repents to God.\nAnd David receives God's forgiveness and His favor.\nWe can also learn this point by comparing Peter with Judas\nOne who repented, and one who did not.\n\nThru repenting, we achieve, or rather, perfect our holiness by becoming closer and closer to the image of Christ.\n\nstandard of dress itself cannot be a single measurement of being holy. \nWe cannot say one is holy just because one is wearing white suit.\nor vice versa (unclean association thru black leather jacket, tattoo, chains, etc..)\nBut, thru times, if one truly follows Jesus way of life, one will be separated more and more from one's flesh desire.\n\nthru our daily walk with God, we will be shaped closer and closer to the image of His firstborn.\n\nand, dressing more appropriately out of our love for God  can be the manifestation of being holy (notice that i say manifestation, meaning that it can be one of the sign, not the ultimate standard)\n\nAnd, I believe, Holiness thru intention of perfection is\nwhere we are right now, at least for the living believers.\n\nand the last step will be the ultimate Holiness.\nin Rev 7: 9 -17 NKJV (again please read your bible)\nThat's when the ultimate holiness is presented for us.\nGod himself change us physically and spiritually.\nand, Literally, separate us from the doomed world.
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Do you mean Holy?  Holy means set apart for a specific purpose.  Pure.  Unmixed.\n\nThere is only one God.  The Father, Son (Jesus) and the Holy Spirit (sometimes also refered to as the Holy Ghost) are One.  United.  As each of us is one in body, mind and soul.
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You mean OTHER than the religious significance? (HOLY DAY=HOLIDAY)\n\nTo be with the one's you love and enjoy some good times. (And remember, if it isn't a good time, it's a good story!!)  ;-)
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it's an arabic word means( HOLY)........i wish that helps....good luck
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Well, i consider myself spiritual. Religion is basically a set of beliefs normally initiated by a certain orginisation or group of people. You normally don't have as much room to move in with a religion, but, it can also be seen as the sceleton or backbone in you spirituality. I normally try and look at religion in a symbolic manner rather than blindly believing every word of any sect.
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No person is Holy, the pope is just a man.Only God and His angels are Holy.
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To become religious. Or to stop living on Earth.\n\nYou might as well get used to it as it is the reality of today.\n\nI suggest to become religious. Might as well acknowledge your Creator now.
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God is Holy; He cannot even look upon iniquity. Inherently sinful man must clean himself up (even with His help) before approaching the Holy of Holies.\n\ne.g. If one maintains a willful lifestyle of iniquity, he cannot become reconciled unto God.
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why would "god" pray? that is the stupidest thing ive ever heard, i dont even believe in god but if god prayed he wouldnt be god, whomever he prayed to would be considered god. Prayer implies asking and thanking a divine being higher than you.
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Life is to be respected because it is a gift and blessing from God and therefore a holy thing.  To disrespect life is to disrespect the creator of life.  If one does not believe in a supreme Creator, then one might say that one should respect life, because, when it is gone, it is gone forever...and it is here but briefly.
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You mean Deity?\n\nwww.dictionary.com says it means this:\n\n1. a god or goddess.  \n2. divine character or nature, esp. that of the Supreme Being; divinity.  \n3. the estate or rank of a god: The king attained deity after his death.  \n4. a person or thing revered as a god or goddess: a society in which money is the only deity.  \n5. the Deity, God; Supreme Being.
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Forget religion.\n\nChrist is the path of salvation.\nChrist is the truth of God's Word.\nChrist is the life eternal.\n\nJoh 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. \n\nChrist is the tree of life.\n\nGen 3:22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
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There are many differnet "holy" places, one for each individual on earth!  Normally a "holy" place is a godly place recognized or declared sacred by religious rhetoric.  Under most circumstances people "worship" their faith there (within the sanctity of their respective religious beliefs without persecution), perform rituals, or create situations of peacefullness.  We visit them because it is normally recognized that these are "special" places giving those visiting peace, tranqual thoughts, and a restful present.
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To me being spiritual means that I can constantly finding out who I am really as a "spiritual being" rather than a physical being. It means that I am always working on bettering myself. It just also means being more aware of what I create in my life. I find that people who follow a spiritual path are much more in tune with who they are and much more sincere. I find them to be more loving.\n\nReligion is more of a cultural aspect and way of life with rules and practices. Religion serves so many different purposes for different people. Some religious people are not spiritual and some are spiritual. It just means that they truly apply the teachings and wisdoms from their religion to themselves. There are religious people that do not make an effort to understand what it really means to follow the teachings with love in their heart.\n\nAlso people who are spiritual are just more open-minded and aware that God exists everywhere and that one does not need to be religious in order to experience and understand God.\n\nI follow the teachings and wisdom of Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi. She only teaches love. I am not religious at all as I only walk a solidary path. I follow my own inner teacher.
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You don't grow into holiness. Holiness is the act of giving everything to God and living like Christ.
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This is one of the those loose terms that anyone can define to mean whatever they want it to mean.\nDefine 'growth', for starters. Then define 'spiritual'.\nDo you have any particular religion in mind?
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I received a blessing once that explained it like this. \nEven like a  coal from a fire burns brightly. If left alone for long it's flame soon ebbs and dies. But returned to the heat of the fire, it is rekindled and it's flame burns brightly, being fed by the flame of those around it! \n We are energized by the testimonies of others.  Our testimonies grow and are strengthened by the testimonies of others.Yes we may be considered religious without going to church. But our faith and testimonies will be much stronger if we go and and let our vessels be refilled by those around us!!