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So what is holiness, really?  That's the question that we're going to take a look at in this particular podcast episode.  Like many other concepts in Scripture, we can take for granted that we already "know what it is."  That is, until we decide to look again, outside of the religious frame-of-reference we were taught growing up.  Holiness is an amazing Biblical concept that is far from a "holier-than-thou" attitude, and it also has little to do with a resistance to interact with others who see things differently than ourselves (not referring to those cases when  blatantly evil behaviour is being exhibited).  So, please join me as we consider this glorious topic afresh.In this Episode: What holiness is "not" and misconceptions around the Biblical meaning of holiness.How the beginning of Genesis gives us the key to understanding the true meaning of holiness.What it means to be God's "Holy People," in intimate connection with Him.What is the "Spirit" that is prophesied to be poured out upon His people?What are we being asked to return to, from a Biblical perspective?What it means to enact Torah along *with* the Spirit?How "holiness" relates to our collective calling and necessary transformation.Biblical Passages Referenced in this Episode:Exodus 20:1-2 - The first of the "ten words" (aka the "ten commandments").  "I am YHVH your God... You shall have no other gods in my face."Genesis 1:26-28 - Made in God's image and likeness, and given dominion.Genesis 2:18-20 - None of the animals comparable to Adam.Exodus 3:5 - The first time the Hebrew word for "holy" - "kodesh" appears in the Hebrew Bible.Isaiah 51:15-16 - "...I have put My words in your mouth..."