About this episode

The episode discusses the essence of God's holiness and its implications for humanity through the lens of the incarnation and the work of the Holy Spirit.

Send us Fan Mail God is holy, and that holiness is not simply one quality among many. It is His very essence. Throughout Scripture, every genuine encounter with God's holiness produces the same response: an immediate and overwhelming awareness of human unworthiness. Yet rather than destroying those who approach Him, God consistently moves toward the broken, the unclean, and the desperate. Through the incarnation, His holiness now heals rather than simply judges. The Holy Spirit, who brings or...

People in this episode

Hosts: Lyndsey Poythress, Devin Mitchem

Topics covered

• holiness
• incarnation
• human unworthiness
• spiritual healing
• God's nature
• Christianity

Keywords

• holiness
• incarnation
• spirituality
• Christianity
• God
• human unworthiness
• healing
• Holy Spirit

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Revivify Church

Books & works: Scripture

Places: God

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