Proper Concern for Holiness – Part 2
God is still concerned about holiness in His people today and displeased with those who profane holy things. First Timothy 1:9 and 2 Timothy 3:2 says that there are some men who are unholy. Hebrews 10:29 says that holy people can profane themselves and regard the blood of Christ profane by rejecting it. God continues to maintain the distinction between the holy and the unholy—between the sacred and the profane.
Having these things in mind, we ask the question, what does God think about those who profane holy things today? We hear the reply loud and clear—it is unacceptable! It is wrong! It is evil to take that which is sacred and turn it into something that is profane! How do we make application of this? The name of God is holy and sacred. Yet, there are some who profane it by bringing it down to common use. We should only speak of God in a holy way. We profane God’s name when we use it in an unholy way. The church that Christ built and for which he died (Acts 20:38) is a holy and sacred institution. We must regard the church as holy. Yet, when people treat the church as merely a social club or ignore the call to assembly as if it were just an optional matter (Hebrews 10:25), they profane that which is holy. The worship of the church is a holy and sacred thing. When men bring in additions to the worship; when they neglect the specified aspects of worship; when men do not worship in spirit and in truth, they profane that which is holy. Are we concerned about holiness? Then we must keep holy things holy and not make them profane.
God bless you, and I love you.
Kevin Cauley