The root word for ‘holiness’ comes from the Greek word ‘Hagios’, which has three meanings:
a) Separated from the ordinary
b) Separated from the common usage
c) Something holy is that which has been brought into relationship with God and designated by Him as having a sacred purpose.
We must be clear that simply by living a holy life we do not become holy. If it would have been possible then the death of Christ would have been useless. Our holiness is in Christ, which is the wisdom of God i.e., Christ has become holiness, righteousness, and redemption for us as scripted in 1 Corinthians 1:30. We must keep our eyes on Christ forever. The devil wants us to focus on ourselves and to view ourselves as to how unrighteous and unholy we are, but God’s plan for us is to continually look at and keep our focus on Christ.
The Bible says in Hebrews 3:1, “Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.”
From the above-given verse, we learn that the living Word of God declares us holy. The Bible never says become holy like I am holy, as in 1 Peter 1:15, 16; Why? Because through Christ we are holy and since through Christ we have reached that place, God desires and commands us that we stay in that place.
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