What kind of God do we

worship?
The ultimate foundation of Biblical morality
is not what God requires,

but who God is!

“But just as He who called
you is holy,
so be holy in all you do;
for it is written:
‘Be ye holy; for I Am holy.’”
1 Peter 1:15-16
What is meant to be “holy”?
The word “holy” means to separate.
It signifies God’s “separateness” from all that is evil and unclean. God’s holiness is His
moral excellence; His stainless, incorruptible goodness; His unquenchable enthusiasm for
righteousness; His total and uncompromising recoil from evil. As light is to darkness, as
warmth is to cold, so God’s “holiness” is the polar-opposite of evil.

Holiness requires separation from the world to the sacred.

All Christians are commanded to be holy in all our conduct.

 The Testimony of Isaiah
Isaiah 6:1-4

“In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw

the Lord seated on a throne, high and
exalted, and the train of His robe filled the
temple. Above Him were seraphs, each with
six wings: with two wings they covered their
faces, with two they covered their feet, and
with two they were flying. And they were
calling to one another: ‘Holy, holy, holy is the
Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of His
glory.’ At the sound of their voices the
What Isaiah saw?
Isaiah saw:
(1) the Lord seated on His Throne
(2) the Train of His Robe filled the Temple
(3) Angels who covered their own faces and feet in God’s presence
(4) the Temple filled with smoke

What Isaiah heard?

Isaiah heard angels cried out ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty,’ and their voices
shook the temple.
The ultimate foundation of Biblical morality is not
what the Lord requires, but who the Lord is;
and because the Lord is holy so let us be holy.

Let us contemplate what Isaiah had heard and

seen.
Ellen White again penned these words from what she saw in her vision:

“Angels are hovering around yonder dwelling.

The young are there assembled; there is the
sound of vocal and instrumental music.
Christians are gathered there, but what is
that you hear? It is a song, a frivolous ditty,
fit for the dance hall. Behold the pure angels
gather their light closer around them, and
darkness envelops those in that dwelling. The
angels are moving from the scene. Sadness is
upon their countenances. Behold, they are
weeping. This I saw repeated a number of
times all through the ranks of
Sabbathkeepers…. Satan has no objection to
• He [Satan] works through the means which
will exert the strongest influence to hold the
largest numbers in a pleasing infatuation,
while they are paralyzed by his power….
Young persons assemble to sing, and,
although professed Christians, frequently
dishonor God and their faith by their
frivolous conversation and their choice of
music. Sacred music is not congenial to their
taste. I was directed to the plain teachings
of God’s word, which have been passed by
unnoticed. In the judgment all these words
of inspiration will condemn those who have
not heeded them.”
• Testimonies for the Church Volume One, page 506