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Welcome back to Reformed Thinking, the deep dive where we
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take dense sources, lexicons, commentaries, and theological
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articles, and while we try to extract the precise knowledge
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you need quickly and thoroughly. Today we are targeting a single,
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potent Greek word. It's a word that sits right at
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the core of theology, defining the absolute nature of God.
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Yet the specific term is surprisingly rare in the New
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Testament. We're diving into ADFC or
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Hagisina. Our mission today is pretty
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straightforward. We are going to breakdown the
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detailed source material, the lexical entries, and the
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biblical references. To understand the surprising
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precision this term brings to the concept of holiness, we need
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to isolate it's two critical applications.
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First, how it functions as an inherent attribute of Christ's
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deity, and 2nd, how it applies to believers as a moral quality
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requiring active pursuit. You should finish this deep dive
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with a much clearer understanding of what the New
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Testament writers meant when they reached for this specific
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noun. Yes, and this is a particularly
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rewarding study, you know, especially when you think about
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the traditional theological stress on the absolute
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separation and moral perfection of God.
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When we talk about holiness in a general sense, it could become a
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bit of a vague concept, meaning set apart or just good behavior.
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Right, it can be a catch all. It can, but what the sources
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show is that eggleste is a specialized, almost technical
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term. It helps us pinpoint not just a
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state of being set apart, but the inherent quality of sanctity
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itself, the essential nature of the divine.
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By focusing our analysis entirely on this one word, we
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uncover specific distinctions that other, more common Greek
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synonyms they just don't carry. OK, let's unpack this then.
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Let's start with the mechanical structure of the word.
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Even before we look at the meaning, the way it's built,
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that tells us something critical about the type of concept we're
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dealing with. It does.
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The lexicons are quick to point out its structure.
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It is formed from the common adjective egos, meaning holy.
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The suffix applied story, along with the lengthening of the
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vowel stem is used explicitly to create an abstract noun of
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quality. This grammatical structure is a
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huge clue. An abstract noun of quality.
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Correct. For instance, the sources draw a
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direct comparison to decosti or righteousness, which is formed
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from dacas or righteous. We understand Dukehasti not just
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as a righteous action, but as the essential quality of
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righteousness. OK, that makes sense.
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So in the same way, Egosi is the essential inherent quality of
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holiness. This is a characteristic and
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attribute distinct from a temporary action or a passing
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state. And here is where the history of
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the word makes its selection by the New Testament writers so
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fascinating, the sources are absolutely clear about its
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rarity. This is not a common word in the
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everyday language of the time. That's right.
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The sources note that this term is not found in pre biblical
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Greek texts, is either a highly specific theological coinage or
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a very rare usage resurrected for this particular purpose.
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This absence in the classical secular context strongly
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suggests that its function is exclusively theological, defined
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by a contrast that human language struggles to capture.
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So if the New Testament writers needed a word for holiness, they
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had plenty available. Why reach for this new rare
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construction? Why go out of their way?
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Because of the need for precision.
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While the core meaning is holiness, sanctity or divine
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quality, the defining feature assigned to it by the sources
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clarifies its role immediately. It expresses the quality of
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holiness as an expression of the divine in contrast with the
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human. In contrast with the human,
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that's the key phrase. That's the key.
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If you take that definition seriously, you realize it is
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functioning as a kind of theological fence.
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It separates the nature of the uncreated God from the nature of
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all created things. It signifies the absolute
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distinctiveness of God. That makes a lot of sense if you
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were a writer trying to explain something utterly unique.
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The very essence of divinity. You wouldn't rely on a common
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word that might carry unwanted human connotations.
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You reach for something rare or new.
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You do, and this leads us directly to the necessary tasks
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of distinguishing it from other, much more frequent Greek terms
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for holiness that share the same semantic field that well, the
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options available in the Greek language demand.
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We look closely at the nuance provided by the sources.
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Let's dedicate some time to this.
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We have a nuchd which we are defining as the inherent
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separate divine quality. How do the sources help us draw
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a sharp, memorable line between this term and the other related
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concepts? We can start with induce or hey
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goats. This term also translates
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generally as holiness or divine quality.
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The single New Testament reference we have for this,
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which is provided in the source material is Hebrews 12 point
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Ted. There it says believers are
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disciplined so that we may share His Holiness, right?
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And the key differentiating word here is share.
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Akies is used in a relational context.
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It describes the quality of God that can be transmitted or
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participated in by believers. It speaks to the effect of God's
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holiness upon us. It's the result of divine
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action, a kind of rise holiness. So while it relates to the
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divine essence, its application is focused on the believers
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participation in that quality. It describes A characteristic
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that has been successfully communicated.
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So if I'm hearing you right, a kiss D is the source, the
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inherent unshared quality of deity, while Aktis is the
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downstream shareable result. That is a very helpful way to
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put it. Now let's look at the third term
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mentioned in our sources. OC TASS or Hosi Otis Hosi.
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Otis. Also means holiness, but it
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often carries a stronger connotation of piety,
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devoutness, or reverent observance towards God.
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We see this in passages like Luke 1.75, where the prophecy is
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that the people should live to be holy and righteous before Him
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all the days of our life. Notice the pairing holy and
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righteous. The pairing with Righteousness
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Dicosti is a clue, isn't it? It absolutely is.
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Uzitis tends to be used when describing proper reverent
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conduct, especially in a covenantal or ethical
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relationship with God. It represents the human response
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of piety and dutiful reverence required by the divine
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standards. OK.
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So it's more about our side of the equation.
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It is. If Ikisi is the absolute
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defining quality of God, then usitis often describes the human
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attitude and conduct that is appropriate in the presence of
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that quality. It is less about intrinsic
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divine nature and more about devout proper behavior.
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I see the distinction clearly now.
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If we think of God's nature, His separate uncreated essence is is
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Augusti. The portion of that nature He
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allows us to participate in is OC DS, and the proper human
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conduct that results from encountering that nature is OC
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DS. That synthesis captures the
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essential differences defined in the source material, and it
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reinforces the central insight you should carry forward.
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When Paul uses a guest G, particularly in a highly charged
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Christological statement, he is bypassing the more common
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synonyms to intentionally communicate the absolute
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separation and inherent character of divinity.
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He's talking about the divine essence itself.
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That specificity matters a great deal when we encounter the word
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in its most critical New Testament context.
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OK, so here's where it gets really interesting.
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That abstract, uncreated quality we just defined comes crashing
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into historical reality in the most significant usage of the
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word Paul's introduction to his argument in Romans, specifically
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Romans 1.4. Paul uses this rare, specific
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word to define who Jesus Christ truly is.
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Yes, this passage functions as a thesis statement for the entire
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letter dealing with Christ's status and nature.
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Paul introduces Christ as having been declared Son of God in
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power according to the spirit of holiness by the resurrection of
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the dead. Tosa oste sudos Wei utin MI kata
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boima egusis ekisos. That's it.
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And the crucial structure here, the thing that gives the verse
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its explanatory depth, is the antithesis, the clear contrast
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Paul sets up. He pits Katasurka according to
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the flesh, Romans 1.3 against Katapeme Gutusis according to
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the spirit of holiness, Romans 1.4.
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This is the analytical centerpiece for the sources.
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This is what all the commentaries focus on.
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It defines 2 distinct realms of Christ's existence.
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The Katusi relates to the natural human order.
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In this dimension, Jesus Christ is a human descendant of David.
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Right, his human lineage. Yes, this establishes his
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historical legitimacy and his claim to the earthly kingship
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promised to David's line. It anchors him in verifiable
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history. But then comes the other side.
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Then comes the counterbalance kata Miochtis, and this refers
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to the divine supernatural principle.
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The commentaries clarified that this spiritual principle, which
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indwells him and defines Him, is the very basis upon which he has
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declared Uthito, Son of God, through the resurrection.
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The resurrection is the event that publicly verifies that
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divine quality. Wait, if the source material
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identifies egg dosti with DD itself, as we established just a
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minute ago, why does Paul use the word spirit here?
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Why not just say according to the divine nature?
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That is a sharp and necessary question, and the sources deal
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with this by making a direct connection to the Old Testament.
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The phrase tuma egostis is identified as an exact rendering
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of the Hebrew or Ruach Hakodesh, the Holy Spirit.
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So it's a direct quote in a sense.
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It's a direct conceptual link. Paul is using a highly
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specialized technical designation that links Christ's
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being directly to the Old Testament concept of the Divine
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Spirit. And that spirit is more than
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just a general holy feeling. Oh, much more.
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In the context Paul is using, it signifies the creative principle
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of life. Think about the earliest
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biblical context, the Spirit of God hovering over the waters in
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Genesis 1.2. That is the active creative
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agent that brings cosmos out of chaos.
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It's the principle of life that stands outside of and superior
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to the limitations of the natural order.
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So by declaring Christ Son of God according to the Spirit of
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Easte, Paul is stating that Christ defining quality is not
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just moral perfection, but the inherent active life giving
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quality of God that can overcome death and corruption.
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That's it. The resurrection is not just a
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miracle, though. It is that that the resurrection
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is the visible, undeniable demonstration of this internal
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divine creative quality at work. It is the proof that Christ
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possesses at E 80 the quality that defines the new order.
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The sources are clear. E Duty here is functionally
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identified with Deity itself because it is the quality that
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defines Him as uncreated life itself.
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Let's form this thread of the Ruach Hakodesh and the Creator
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principle even deeper, because this insight seems crucial for
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the listeners appreciation of Pauline theology.
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How does this creative principle establish the people of God
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outside of the natural order? Well, the sources connect this
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concept directly to the kind cut this the new creation.
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In the Old Testament prophetic tradition, the Spirit was
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promised as the agent who would establish a new covenant and a
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new order. You see this in Ezekiel 36,
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Jeremiah 31. This new order involves
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receiving a new heart and a new spirit, transforming the people
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from the inside out. OK, the key is that the natural
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order defined by the sork or flesh, is subject to sin,
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weakness, and well, death. This is the realm of the old
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creation. The spirit of Afd is the agent
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that transitions reality itself into the new creation.
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And Christ, through his resurrection, is the first and
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foremost demonstration of that transition.
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He is the Lord of the new creation.
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The resurrection is the moment where this principle of creative
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divine holiness utterly defeats the limitations of the old
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order, the death, the decay, the weakness inherent in the straka.
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Because he possessed this unique quality of a gisti, he had to be
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declared Son of God in might. His ability to overcome death
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validates his status. It is the quality that makes him
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uniquely divine and victorious. This realization elevates our
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understanding of Romans 1.4 quite a bit beyond a simple
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statement of Christ being generally holy.
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It reframes the doctrine entirely.
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We're not just talking about a moral attribute.
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We're talking about ontological creative distinction.
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This sets the stage dramatically for the next section, because it
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seems impossible that Paul would apply this monumental term to
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us. But he does.
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How did the sources explain this pivot in application?
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That unexpected application is where the tension and the
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ethical mandate arise. The sources describe Avesti as
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transitioning from an inherent, unachievable divine quality to
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an attainable but necessary ethical quality for the
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believer. This shift demands careful
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analysis in Second Corinthians and 1st Thessalonians.
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We transition now from the absolute uncreated ago, she of
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Christ, which conquered death, to Our Calling.
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Paul applies this rare term to believers in two critical
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locations, establishing a high bar for our conduct.
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Let's start with Two Corinthians 7.1.
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Paul writes there Ipatotse, Gustine and Kosi, Perfecting
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holiness in the fear of God. The context here is an appeal to
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complete cleansing and purification after urging the
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Corinthians to separate themselves from Pagan
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associations. OK, so there's a practical
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reason for this command. There is and.
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The crucial word here which defines the human task is the
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verb EPO, meaning to complete or to perfect.
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When this term ecoisty is applied to a human, it is not a
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static state granted instantly. It is something that requires
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continuous act of completion. This is the ongoing moral
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dedication required of us. But if we are already set apart
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by the Spirit, by the poem of ghosties, why does Paul mandate
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continuous completion? Doesn't that contradict the
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completeness we have in Christ? That is the essential
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theological tension that our sources address, and they are
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careful to root this necessary moral dedication in a prior
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reality, the atonement. The sources explained that the
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basis of our human AQ SD lies in the finished work of Christ,
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which establishes us as the EDA pastide, the holy nation, the
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people set apart. We are fundamentally holy in
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status. Positionally holy.
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Positionally holy, yes. However, this divinely created
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status then demands practical ethical completion.
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If a toy and in our daily temporal moral lives, the
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foundation is settled, but the superstructure must be
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diligently built. Sanctification, in this sense,
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is the active manifestation of our positional holiness.
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And that building, that ethical completion is only possible in
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Fio, in the fear of God. Yes, the sources clarified that
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the fear of God is not terror but reverence and awe.
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It is described as the normal attitude in the environs of the
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Holy. The normal attitude.
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It is if you truly grasp the absolute of just equality.
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Yet God, they could see that we discussed in Romans 1.4.
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The appropriate response is a deep self-conscious awe.
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This atmosphere of fear and respect is what provides the
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necessary framework and motivation for the diligent
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moral completion Paul requires. It keeps us from taking our set
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apart status lightly. So Paul is saying, look at the
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vast, unapproachable holiness of God.
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Live in the appropriate fear of that quality and that will
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motivate your necessary completion.
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That's a good way to put it. Now we must look at the specific
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outcome of this completed Geistie.
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What does it look like in practical terms?
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The sources identify the resulting quality as chiasis or
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purification. Purification.
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This is further specified as pneumatophysical purity.
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Psychus cat Petwanto, purity of both the flesh and the spirit.
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This purity is explicitly set against ekasavis or uncleanness.
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Pneumonophysical purity is a highly technical phrase.
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Let's make sure we unpack that conversationally for the
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listener in plain terms. What are the sources saying here
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about the scope of this required purity?
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The sources are stating that this purification is total.
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It is not enough to have pure thoughts or intentions which
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would be purity of spirit. This ASD must actively govern
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and cleanse how we use our physical bodies purity of flesh.
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So it's both internal and external.
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Both and the source material specifically relates egocy here
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to sexual matters, suggesting the human agostine must manifest
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visibly by resisting impurity in bodily conduct.
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I see. This point tells you that the
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human quality of agostie has a practical, cleansing ethical
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function that demands control over the natural realm in the
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believers life. If Christ's divine agostie
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conquered the soar of death, our human agostie must conquer the
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soar of corruption and impurity. This really stresses the ethical
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character above all else. We see a parallel application in
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Paul's first letter to the Thessalonians, reinforcing this
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ethical demand, though with maybe a slight shift in focus.
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First Thessalonians 3.13 O Keys aims to strengthen your hearts.
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Blameless in holiness? That's it's Tiran Tess Karayas
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Emigiosti, right? The aim here is the
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strengthening stay light of the heart cadasis.
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This shifts the focus internal, focusing on the center of
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character and thought. Yet the required outcome is
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still external visibility being emitus blameless.
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So it starts in the heart. It starts in the heart, just as
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in Second Corinthians, this holiness is completed in ethical
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dedication. But here the point of origin is
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the inner source of that blamelessness, the purified
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heart. The two applications work
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together. The inner quality is purified
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versus 3.13, resulting in external conduct that is
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constantly completed 7.13. And the sources reference the
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origin of this human, or you see again connecting it back to the
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idea being set apart. Yes, the origin is always the
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atonement, which is why the sources identify its character
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as cultic. Cultic in the sense that the
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believer is dedicated or consecrated for service and
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relationship with God. Our status is consecrated by
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Christ, but that consecrated state requires ethical
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maintenance. It demands A distinctive life in
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God's presence, characterized by high moral standards.
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Let's synthesize this human application clearly.
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When Paul uses Agusti for believers, he is creating a
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Direct Line between God's absolute nature and our expected
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lifestyle. He is.
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The tension is necessary. Believers are called to reflect
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a quality that inherently belongs only to God.
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This requires 2 things simultaneously. 1st A positional
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reality rooted in the Atonement and the creative pryomia of two
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seas. Which we receive by faith.
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Yes, and 2nd, a lived reality that requires diligent moral
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effort and dedication leading to total purity of heart and body.
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The ethical output is the visible evidence of the divine
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quality at work in the life of the new creation.
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To truly grasp the weight Paul gave this word, we should
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probably broaden our view and see how the word functioned just
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before the New Testament era, specifically in the Greek
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translation of the Old Testament, the Septuagint, or
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the LXX. This shows the theological color
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Paul inherited. Right.
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The sources provide 5 specific references where a Goshi appears
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in the LXX Psalm 29.5, Psalm 95.6, Psalm 96.4, Psalm 144.5,
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and 2 Maccabees 3.1. By examining what Hebrew words
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these references translate, we see the semantic breath
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established. What is the main expected
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alignment? What Hebrew word is it usually
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translating? Unsurprisingly, the main
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alignment is with Sue Kodesh. This is the standard Hebrew term
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for holiness, sanctuary, or something set apart.
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Our sources confirm this connection in several places,
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reinforcing the core concept of dedication and separation for
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God's purposes. This aligns perfectly with the
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idea of Edu St. as a quality of being set apart.
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But the sources also introduce a crucial nuance in several
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verses, a pairing with concepts of strength and majesty that
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seem to go beyond simple moral purity.
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This is the fascinating detail that links the Old Testament
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view of holiness directly back to Paul's use of in power or
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eduna me in Romans 1.4. The sources note that the
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element of glory or majesty is frequently paired with a ghosty,
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even though they are not synonyms.
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This pairing signifies the context and display of that
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holiness. How does a majestic holiness
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differ from a purely moral one? Give us some textual examples to
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bring this to life. OK, consider the pairing in
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Psalm 95.6. The LXX uses a Gisai to align
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with Moose Oz, which means might or strength.
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When you proclaim holiness alongside strength, you were
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describing A characteristic that is active and dynamic.
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It's not passive separation. It is a forceful presence.
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God's holiness is inherently mighty.
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It has force. It has force.
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Then look at Psalm 144.5. Here AGC aligns with Quahad,
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which signifies splendor or majesty.
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When the LXX translators chose Iggy's to communicate the
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splendor of God, they were defining a quality that is
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observable, awesome, and commanding.
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A majestic holiness controls its environment.
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It commands all that foe we talked about and it demands
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recognition. So when the LXX writers opted
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for AEC, they were communicating A holiness that is forceful, not
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just quiet. It is not just about being
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ethically good, it is about radiating divine might and
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separation. That's right.
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This makes Paul's statement in Romans 1.4 about Christ being
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declared Son of God in power according to the spirit of ETS,
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completely consistent with the Old Testament understanding of
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this concept. The idea of this being a strong
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governing divine quality is the thread connecting the
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Testaments. It's a holiness that governs
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reality. Finally, we should probably look
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at the full semantic field that our sources connect to this
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word. This shows its range of
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application across theological practice.
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It does. The lexical entries group agishi
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with a broad range of related concepts, confirming its central
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position. It acts as the Nexus where
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different theological concepts intersect.
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What kind of concepts are we talking about?
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Well, we see connections listed to reform, awe, purification,
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hallow, clean, dedicate, sanctify, ceremonial holiness,
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and even regulations concerning cleanness and uncleanness.
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This grouping confirms that agichi is not one-dimensional.
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It successfully bridges the gap between ceremonial setting apart
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being acceptable for the sanctuary and intense moral
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purity which we saw mandated in 2nd Corinthians 7.1.
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That helps clarify why Paul could use the same word for both
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Christ's ontological essence and the believers required ethical
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conduct. It is a singular concept
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demanding absolute devotion, A devotion expressed by moral
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purity and a state of being set apart.
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The scope covers being personally dedicated to God,
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whether that dedication is expressed by purity of heart or
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separation from the world. And this convergence is the key
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insight for understanding Paul's mandate to believers.
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When he instructs us to pursue Idosti, he is drawing on the
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full scope, the Levitical concept of dedicated separation,
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the prophetic demand for moral purity, and the majestic
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governing quality of the divine essence seen in the Psalms.
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It is the comprehensive word for what it means to belong entirely
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to the one true God. OK, so let's try to bring this
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all together. Let's summarize the core
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findings for you by revisiting the two critical applications of
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exist. This knowledge allows for a very
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precise understanding of holiness.
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OK application #1. 1st we establish that Augusti is the
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absolute deity quality demonstrated in Christ's
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resurrection. That's Romans 1.4.
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Here is identified with the point of Augustis, which the
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source is defined as the creative principle of life that
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stands entirely separate and opposed to the natural limits of
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the flesh. This is God's inherent uncreated
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nature, the conquering quality. The quality of being God,
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essentially. In a word, yes.
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Second, we saw that egg is T is the required ethical quality
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that believers are called to complete in the fear of God.
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That's second with the in 7.1 and 1st Thessalonians 3.13.
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This application requires active, ongoing moral dedication
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resulting in total karas. Purification of both flesh and
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spirit is the human reflection of the divine standard that must
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be attained. This analysis provides a great
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deal of clarity. The source of our sanctity are
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setting apart is entirely external, rooted in the
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Atonement and activated by the Spirit of holiness.
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But the display of that sanctity requires intense internal and
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external dedication. We are called to continuously
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complete a quality that only God possesses, inherently making our
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sanctification a process of manifesting His nature.
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And this brings us back to the final necessary connection,
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something for you to Mull over. We established that AKSD is
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fundamentally tied to the creative principle of life,
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which makes us part of the new creation, the kind of kiosk.
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So consider how the necessary ethical completion, the E Patel
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of 2nd Corinthians 7.1, reflects the ongoing reality of that new
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creation manifesting itself against the natural fallen
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order. If Christ's resurrection was the
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ultimate manifestation of a ghost team conquering the
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natural order of death, that our daily pursuit of moral purity is
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the incremental ethical outworking of that same new
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creation principle at work in our lives.
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It is a constant confrontation with the corruption of the old
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order, offering a specific and helpful lens through which to
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view your continuing sanctification as a genuine
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participation in Christ's creative resurrection holiness.
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A very helpful truth to conclude on.
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Thank you for diving deep into the sources with us today to
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understand the distinct and crucial meaning of IS ET.
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Until next time.