Text: Genesis 3; Amos 5:24 | Listen to Message The notion that God would punish literally every sin – including ours – is repulsive to modern culture. Truth be told, we don’t want a righteous and just God; we want a God who’s nice. [Nevermind the fact that a God who is unjust is not actually good, kind, or nice to the victims of injustice.] But we can count on this: God, by definition, is only and always just. Just: God always responds rightly to both good and evil because he himself is righteous. Key Verses: Genesis 3; Deuteronomy 32:4; Psalm...

Text: Genesis 2:3; Isaiah 6:1-5 | Listen to Message Our culture doesn’t think much about holiness – and they don’t think much of it, either. Holiness is associated with someone who’s “holier than thou.” It means religious piety. It means a lengthy list of rules and the No Fun Zone. Few are striving for personal holiness; perhaps fewer still are truly in awe of God’s holiness. Yet holiness is part of what makes God God. And without holiness, God would be neither worthy nor trustworthy. Holy: God is infinitely pure in all his perfections and works, wholly set apart from everything...