The Holiness of the Son, Jesus Christ, part 1
Jesus' life is the perfect example of holiness for us
Last week, we began a series looking at the Holiness of God. In that message we focused on The Holiness of God the Father. This week, we will be focusing our thoughts on The Holiness of God The Son, Jesus Christ.
The Holiness of the Father is expressed in
Exodus 3:5
where we find God speaking to Moses at the Burning Bush:
“Do not come closer:” He said, “Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground” CSB. We find the Holiness of the Son expressed in
Hebrews 10:22, “Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed in pure water”
CSB.
The Holiness of the Father and the Holiness of the Son is contrasted by the
“Take off your shoes”
in Exodus, and Jesus saying,
“Let me wash your feet” at the last supper. The Holiness of God is expressed in the law and in the prophets, in the judgments of God, in the history of His people, in His redemptive plan, and in the glories of Heaven - but nowhere else is it seen so clearly and so beautifully as in The Person of His Son.
Through Jesus, we are able to come near to God. He is our Mediator. Because of Jesus, as we find in
Hebrews 10:19-22, we are able to have
“boldness to enter the sanctuary through the blood of Jesus – 20 He has inaugurated for us a new and living way through the curtain (that is, through His flesh) … 22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.” CSB. Jesus is the mediator required in order to communicate the holiness of God to humanity. John 1:18 says of God, “No one has ever seen God. The One and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side – He has revealed Him”
CSB.
This week, we’ll consider the Holiness of God the Son, Jesus Christ.
In the New Testament, Jesus is specifically described as “holy” nine times, and the idea of His holiness is constant throughout the New Testament. In
Hebrews 2:11, we are told that Jesus is the
“One who sanctifies or makes Holy”
His brothers and sisters." He sanctifies His brothers and sisters through His sacrifice
(Hebrews 10:10) in which He enters the Holy of Holies with His own blood and opens the way for all those who follow Him (Hebrews 10:14-22). He who sanctifies others must Himself by holy - and Jesus Christ was and is holy.
Let’s look at Jesus and how His holiness applies to us.
Jesus’ Life is the Perfect Example of Holiness for Us
In Jesus, we find all of the elements of the Father’s holiness: majesty, perfection, love, and separation from sin.
Continued tomorrow
