Definitions & Insights – Be Holy

Be holy, for I am holy. (1 Peter 1:16 NKJV)

holy – a separation from evil and defilement¹
holy – “spiritually perfect or pure; untainted by evil or sin”²

holy – enriched with moral excellence
holy – excellent, outstandingly good
holy – set right according to God’s order and design

holiness – participation in all kinds of good
holiness – nonparticipation in all kinds of evil (harm)

holy, as pertaining to God – perfect excellence of soul
holy, as pertaining to Christians – growing in excellence of soul (subject to our choices)

holy – excellent in good, adhering to it, building it, orchestrating it, and sustaining it in thoughts, attitudes, and actions

1. Larry Pierce, The Online Bible, CD-ROM (Winterbourne, Ontario: Larry Pierce, 2007), holy.

2. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th ed.(Cleveland, Ohio: Wiley Publishing, Inc., 2008), 681.