Social Holiness

Holiness, which means “set apart,” takes on deeper meaning as we progress over the experiences of various prophets throughout Scripture and ultimately through Jesus. In Exodus, Moses encounters a burning bush and experiences holiness as close proximity to God. Later, a vision of the seraphim given to Isaiah sets up the idea that God can transfer purity to man. This is then reinforced when Ezekiel has a vision of water flowing out from God's temple and bringing life to the land of death. Finally, the meaning of holiness reaches its pinnacle in Jesus, who performed miracles as a manifestation of transformative holiness - as an expression of love. Jesus showed us social holiness, that there is no holiness without centering our lives around God and loving our communities because He loves us.