Making complex subjects simple is a genuine good — at least to the extent that it is possible.

When the Bible speaks of God’s holiness, it is not presenting an abstruse divine attribute that happens to apply to Jesus along with the Father and Spirit.

One of the most fundamental aspects of God’s holiness is what we might call his ‘difference-holiness’ — the reality that God is wholly other than his creation, utterly unlike anything else that exists.

When Scripture declares ‘Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty’ (Isa 6:3), it is not simply giving God a threefold emphasis for dramatic effect.

When Scripture speaks of God’s holiness, it often does so in language that emphasizes his absolute majesty and transcendence.

When most people think of holiness, they think primarily of moral purity — and they are not wrong.

The final and perhaps most surprising aspect of God’s holiness is what we might call his ‘fellowship-holiness’ — the truth that God’s holiness is not only a barrier to relationship but the foundation of it.