If you follow me on twitter (if you’re a fan of witty, biblical, awesome observations I highly recommend it) you might have seen my last tweet. It was Ezek. 43:12, which says: “and this is the basic law of the Temple: absolute holiness!” So, the basic law or the most essential foundation/ starting point or that which is common to or required by everyone; according to God is: absolute holiness.
Any time you have a thought, or verse, in the Old Testament and you want to apply it into the New Testament (or more appropriately the New Covenant) you filter it through the cross. (Did Jesus endorse it while on Earth? Also, was it acted out in the New Testament epistles?) In this case, which is absolute holiness, the answer is a resounding: YES! God still desires that His people remain holy. It is still the basic law of the Temple. In the New Testament, the temple is our body. (1 Cor. 6:19) So, God still requires holiness in our natural and spiritual bodies.
In fact, God doesn’t just require holiness. He requires absolute holiness. This absolute holiness is not achieved through rules and regulations. It is achieved through the precious blood of Jesus shed for us on the cross. He, who know no sin, became sin for us that we might become the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. It is STILL required of us today. In the midst of many other aspects of the word being overemphasized in the body of Christ today, we must remember that God is first and foremost HOLY. It is His primary moral attribute. It is the very name of His Spirit, the Holy Spirit. He has named His word the Holy Bible. And without holiness no man will see the Lord.
The basic law is holy because God is holy. What things are you doing in your life that is robbing you of holiness? What media is defiling your spirit of being absolutely holy? Change that and be holy today.
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