God's Holiness & The Most Important Thing About You | Isaiah 6 Explained

About this episode

This episode explores the holiness of God as depicted in Isaiah 6 and its implications for worship and understanding God.

Why does worship feel shallow? Why does preaching feel flat? Why has passion for God gone cold? The answer might be simpler — and more uncomfortable — than you think: a low view of God. This episode is sponsored by The Master's University. To learn more about how you can invest in a college education devoted to Christ & Scripture, visit https://www.masters.edu In this episode, we open in Isaiah 6 — widely considered the greatest passage on the holiness of God in all of Scripture — and trace it through the story of King Uzziah, the seraphim, Palm Sunday in John 12, and the return of Christ in Revelation 19. What we find is a thread that ties the whole Bible together: God is a holy King, and understanding that changes everything. Topics we cover: What A.W. Tozer meant when he said your view of God is the most important thing about you King Uzziah — what pride, prosperity, and a low view of God's holiness cost him- The seraphim in Isaiah 6 — who they are and why they cover their faces What "Holy, Holy, Holy" actually means (and why it's the only attribute tripled in Scripture) The connection between Isaiah 6 and Palm Sunday in John 12- Why God is not self-deprecating — and why…

People in this episode

Host: Jonny Ardavanis

Topics covered

• God's holiness
• worship
• preaching
• view of God
• Isaiah 6
• King Uzziah
• return of Christ

Keywords

• holiness of God
• worship
• Isaiah 6
• King Uzziah
• A.W. Tozer
• seraphim
• Revelation 19

Sponsors

The Master's University

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Isaiah 6, 2 Chronicles 26, John 12, Revelation 4, Revelation 19

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