Holy, Holy, Holy: Proclaiming the Perfections of God

by Alistair Begg; D. A. Carson; Derek W. H. Thomas; R. C. Sproul Jr.

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Overview

The angels in Isaiah’s vision of God’s heavenly temple (Isa. 6) used threefold repetition to praise his holiness, the superlative form of emphasis in the Hebrew language. Their cry tells us that nothing is as significant as the holiness of God.

Tragically, the holiness of God has been obscured in our time, and as a result, the church’s doctrine and ethics have been tarnished, entertainment has replaced worship in many places, the Gospel is misunderstood and neglected, and the church assimilates itself to the culture instead of seeking to transform it through the preaching of God’s Word.

Holy, Holy, Holy: Proclaiming the Perfections of God offers a corrective. Here, the holiness of God is defined, explored, and praised by a lineup of leading evangelical pastors and scholars, who show how it affects our worship, doctrine, and personal walks with Christ.

Adapted from the lectures at the 2009 Ligonier Ministries National Conference, Holy, Holy, Holy unfolds the character of God and the holiness that sets him apart. Here is high theology in understandable language, bringing deeper knowledge of God and promoting love for him.

Preface by R. C. Sproul
Exploration of the holiness of God
Understandable theology to bring a deeper knowledge of God

Top Highlights

“The term holy has two common references. The first and primary meaning of the term refers to God’s otherness—the sense in which He is different from everything else in the created universe. The secondary meaning has to do with His purity, His perfection in righteousness, which we contemplate regularly. In that sense, holiness is a communicable attribute. We know this is so because He says, ‘Be holy, for I am holy’ (Lev. 11:44). But holiness cannot be a communicable attribute in its primary meaning, for it describes something about God that you and I cannot possess in this world or the world to come. It refers to His transcendent, divine nature, the sense in which He is ‘other’ from us.” (Page 4)

“False assurance occurs when people basically think they are OK with God, despite having no saving, covenantal relationship with Him. They delude themselves into thinking that God accepts them even though they live in rebellion. I can’t think of a more dangerous situation than that.” (Page 61)

“Second, sin is rebellion against the rule and the love of God” (Page 60)

“It is the word aseity. If there is any word in the English language that captures the otherness of God, it is the word aseity. It means ‘self-existence.’ God, and God alone, has the power of being in and of Himself.” (Page 6)

“In the Father, holiness is a purity of an infinite intensity and beauty that creates a sense of awe and wonder in the spectator.” (Page 19)

Title: Holy, Holy, Holy: Proclaiming the Perfections of God
Authors: Alistair Begg, D. A. Carson, Derek W. H. Thomas, R. C. Sproul Jr., R. C. Sproul, Sinclair Buchanan Ferguson, Dr. Steven J. Lawson, Thabiti M. Anyabwile, Robert Godfrey
Publisher: Reformation Trust
Print Publication Date: 2010
Logos Release Date: 2012
Language: English
Resources: 1
Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
Subjects: God (Christianity); God (Christianity) › Holiness
Resource ID: LLS:HOLYHOLYHOLY
Resource Type: Monograph
Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T03:54:27Z

Alistair Begg is a graduate of The London School of Theology and has been in ministry for 32 years, including Charlotte Chapel in Edinburgh and Hamilton Baptist Church. Since 1983, he has been the senior pastor at Parkside Church just outside Cleveland, Ohio. He has written several books and currently hosts a weekly radio program, Truth For Life.

D. A. Carson is a respected professor, author, and speaker. He is currently a research professor at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, where he has been teaching since 1978. Carson earned an MDiv from Central Baptist Seminary and a PhD in New Testament from Cambridge University. He lectures in academic and church settings around the world.

Sinclair B. Ferguson is a professor of systematic theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas. Previously he was a minister of St George’s Tron Church in Glasgow, Scotland. He is a prolific author and well-known conference speaker.

R. C. Sproul Jr. is a teaching fellow at Ligonier Ministries and professor and lecturer at Ligonier Academy in both the Bible college and DMin programs. He is also founder of Highlands Ministries and author of Believing God: 12 Biblical Promises Christians Struggle to Accept.

R. C. Sproul is the founder and president of Ligonier Ministries and president of Ligonier Academy. He also serves as the senior pastor of Saint Andrew’s in Sanford, Fla., and he has written more than 70 books including Defending Your Faith, The Truth of the Cross, Truths We Confess, and commentaries on Romans and John in the Saint Andrew’s Expositional Commentary series.