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DoxologyDoxology

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Amen.Amen.

John 17John 17

The Great High Priestly The Great High Priestly Prayer of our Lord!Prayer of our Lord!

John 17:6-19John 17:6-19

Christ Prays for His Christ Prays for His DisciplesDisciples..

John 17:11 - “Holy Father.” John 17:11 - “Holy Father.”

The Holiness of God. The Holiness of God. Part 6Part 6

Doctrine of Doctrine of the Essence of God: the Essence of God:

His HolinessHis Holiness

Father

Son Holy Spirit

Co-Eq

ual

Co-Infinite

Co-Eternal

• Sovereignty

• Righteous

• Justice

• Love

• Eternal Life

• Omniscience

• Omnipotent

• Omnipresence

• Immutable

• Veracity

Major Attributes of the Essence of God

III. The Holiness of God:III. The Holiness of God:Ex 15:11, Ex 15:11,

“Who is like You among the “Who is like You among the gods, O LORD? Who is like gods, O LORD? Who is like

You, You, majestic in holinessmajestic in holiness, , awesome in praises, working awesome in praises, working

wonders?”wonders?”

God’s divine,God’s divine, moral sensibility moral sensibility includes the attributes of: includes the attributes of:

1. Holiness1. Holiness2. Love2. Love

3. Justice/Righteousness3. Justice/Righteousness4. Goodness4. Goodness

5. Truth5. Truth

5. 5. Truth, (Veracity):Truth, (Veracity):

John 18:37-38 John 18:37-38

Psa 89:14,Psa 89:14,“Righteousness and justice “Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your are the foundation of Your throne; Lovingkindness and throne; Lovingkindness and

truth go before You.”truth go before You.”

TruthTruth: “Conformity to : “Conformity to knowledge, fact, actuality, or knowledge, fact, actuality, or logic; fidelity to an original or logic; fidelity to an original or standard; reality and actuality. standard; reality and actuality. It is a statement proven to be It is a statement proven to be

or accepted as true. It is or accepted as true. It is sincerity; integrity; honesty.”sincerity; integrity; honesty.”

VeracityVeracity: “Habitual : “Habitual adherence to the truth; adherence to the truth;

conformity to truth or fact; conformity to truth or fact; accuracy; precision. It implies accuracy; precision. It implies factual accuracy and honesty, factual accuracy and honesty,

with respect to spoken or with respect to spoken or written expression.”written expression.”

These are the These are the charactercharacter and and nature of the person of God in nature of the person of God in His being, thoughts, will and His being, thoughts, will and

acts.acts.

“The God of truth” “The God of truth” Psa 31:5; Isa 65:16Psa 31:5; Isa 65:16

Isa 65:16, Isa 65:16, “Because he who is blessed in “Because he who is blessed in

the earth will be blessed by the earth will be blessed by the God of truththe God of truth; and he who ; and he who swears in the earth will swear swears in the earth will swear

by the God of truth.”by the God of truth.”

Psa 31:5, Psa 31:5, “Into Your hand I commit my “Into Your hand I commit my

spirit; You have ransomed spirit; You have ransomed me, O LORD, me, O LORD, God of truthGod of truth.”.”

It is impossible for God to lie. It is impossible for God to lie. HeHe not only advances and not only advances and

confirms that which is true, confirms that which is true, but in faithfulness abides by but in faithfulness abides by His promises, and executes His promises, and executes every threat or warning He every threat or warning He

has made. has made.

God can only reveal Himself God can only reveal Himself in terms of truth. Therefore, in terms of truth. Therefore, Bible doctrine is absolute Bible doctrine is absolute

truth and perfectly reveals the truth and perfectly reveals the holiness of God.holiness of God.

Apart from the element of Apart from the element of truth in God there would be truth in God there would be no certainty at all in this life.no certainty at all in this life.

Though men deceive, the Though men deceive, the veracity of God can never be veracity of God can never be

questioned in the slightest questioned in the slightest degree. degree.

Truth in God is surety that Truth in God is surety that what He has disclosed is what He has disclosed is according to the nature of according to the nature of

things and may be depended things and may be depended upon with complete certainty.upon with complete certainty.

The setting forth of God’s The setting forth of God’s truth is in the Bible and is true truth is in the Bible and is true

in all its parts. in all its parts.

Psa 12:6,Psa 12:6,“The words of the LORD are “The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a pure words: as silver tried in a furnace on the earth, refined furnace on the earth, refined

seven times.” seven times.”

Num 23:19, Num 23:19, “God is not a man, that He “God is not a man, that He

should lie, nor a son of man, should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent; has He that He should repent; has He said, and will He not do it? Or said, and will He not do it? Or

has He spoken, and will He has He spoken, and will He not make it good?” not make it good?”

Heb 10:23, Heb 10:23, ““Let us hold fast the Let us hold fast the

confession of our hope confession of our hope without wavering, for He who without wavering, for He who

promised is faithfulpromised is faithful.”.”

The faithfulness of God is the The faithfulness of God is the unfailing source of comfort unfailing source of comfort and assurance to those who and assurance to those who

are right with Him, or are right with Him, or partakers of His covenants of partakers of His covenants of

promise. promise.

John 14:6,John 14:6,““I am the way, and I am the way, and the truththe truth, ,

and the life.and the life.” ”

Truth is what will judge the Truth is what will judge the believer at the Bema Seat believer at the Bema Seat

Judgment.Judgment.Truth is what will judge the Truth is what will judge the

unbeliever at the Great White unbeliever at the Great White Throne Judgment.Throne Judgment.

Ps 96:13, Ps 96:13, “For the Lord is coming to “For the Lord is coming to judge the earth; He shall judge the earth; He shall

judge the world with judge the world with righteousness and the people righteousness and the people

with His Truth.”with His Truth.”

John 12:48, John 12:48, “He who rejects Me and does “He who rejects Me and does not receive My sayings, has not receive My sayings, has

one who judges him; the word one who judges him; the word I spoke is what will judge him I spoke is what will judge him

at the last day.”at the last day.”

Heb 4:12, Heb 4:12, “For “For the word of God isthe word of God is living living and active and sharper than any and active and sharper than any

two-edged sword, and piercing as two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and far as the division of soul and

spirit, of both joints and marrow, spirit, of both joints and marrow, and and able to judgeable to judge the thoughts and the thoughts and

intentions of the heart.”intentions of the heart.”

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Tape # 11-134Tape # 11-134

Jesus Prays for His DisciplesJesus Prays for His DisciplesThe Holiness of God – The Veracity of God The Holiness of God – The Veracity of God

Great High Priestly Prayer, Part 41Great High Priestly Prayer, Part 41

John 17:11; John 18:37-38; Psa 31:5; 89:14; Isa 65:16John 17:11; John 18:37-38; Psa 31:5; 89:14; Isa 65:16

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