How God’s Holiness Rubs Off on His People
The dynamic between “holiness” and “humanity” is a head-scratcher
16 min readDec 9, 2020
There is a strange paradox that spans the story of Scripture.
On the one hand, God is said to be distant from us sinful creatures — completely “other,” and holy. Jesus, Paul says, “dwells in unapproachable light.” We can’t get close to him.