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God Is Holy

Posted on Nov 6, 2017 in 2nd Look | Tags: 2nd Look, answered prayer, Bible, Blessing, Discipleship, Faith, God, God's faithfulness, Gospel, grace, holy, Holy Spirit, Hope, Humility, Jesus, Love, prayer, Redemption, Romans 2:4, Sacrifice, Salvation, SNC, Spiritual warfare, Sunland, Sunland Church, Sunland Neighborhood Church, Sunland/Tujunga, Sunland/Tujunga Church, the Good and Beautiful God, Tujunga, Tujunga Church, worship

Hello everyone and welcome to November!

I saw a Christmas commercial the day after Halloween last week! The holidays will soon be upon us and I couldn’t be more excited!!! No particular reason there except that we get to celebrate Jesus’ birth!!! Yay! Ok, and now on with our 2^ndlook.

For the 2nd look for this week I’d like to take a quote from the book and ask you to consider it this week. What thoughts arise for you as you consider this statement from the book? Have a great week everyone!

Pastor Ryan

God is against my sin because He is for me. And if I am in sin, God stands against those desires, Macdonald is saying, because they cause my destruction. I would not have it any other way. To be sure, I am prone to excusing my sin or rationalizing my weaknesses, but God is not in that business. Though we are now reconciled through Christ, God is not indifferent to my sin. It hurts me and therefore it hurts God—because God loves me.

God does not make me feel bad, or shame me into better behavior. Nor does He use fear or guilt. God’s method of changes is the highest of all. God’s holy love burns the dross of sin out of our lives. It is God’s kindness that leads to genuine repentance (Romans 2:4). As Macdonald said: “love loves unto purity” (pg 123-124).