God’s holiness means He transcends everything else and is completely righteous and separated from evil.

神的圣洁意味着祂超越万有之上，完全公义，与罪分离。

Holiness is arguably God’s most significant attribute. The angels don’t sing, “Eternal, eternal, eternal” or “Faithful, faithful, faithful” or “Mighty, mighty, mighty.” Rather, they sing, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God, the Almighty” (Rev. 4:8; Isa. 6:3). His holiness sums up all He is. The psalmist says, “Holy and awesome is His name” (Ps. 111:9). Moses sings, “Who is like Thee among the gods, O [i]Lord? Who is like Thee, majestic in holiness, awesome in praises, working wonders?” (Ex. 15:11). And Hannah prays, “There is no one holy like the Lord, indeed, there is no one besides Thee, nor is there any rock like our God” (1 Sam. 2:2).

圣洁可能是神最显著的属性。天使没有唱：“永远，永远，永远”，或“信实，信实，信实”，或“大能，大能，大能”。他们却唱“圣哉！圣哉！圣哉！主神是全能者”（启4：8；对照赛6：3）。神的圣洁总结了所有祂的所是。诗人大卫说：“他的名圣而可畏”（诗111：9）。摩西作歌：“耶和华啊，众神之中，谁能像你？谁能像你-至圣至荣，可颂可畏，施行奇事？”（出15：11）。哈拿祷告：“只有耶和华为圣；除他以外没有可比的，也没有磐石像我们的神”（撒上2：2）。

What does it mean that God is holy? The words translated “holy” in the Bible have the root meaning of “separation.” God’s being and character transcend everything else. He is not subject to the frailties and limitations of His creation. God is completely without sin. He does not just conform to a holy standard; He is the standard.

神为圣意思是什么？圣经中翻成“圣洁”的词有“分别、分离”的根意思。神的本质和性格超越万有。祂不受其手所造之受造的弱点和有限的约束。神全然无罪。祂并不只是符合圣洁的标准；祂就是那标准。

God’s righteousness is related to His holiness. Holiness is the standard, and righteousness is its active fulfillment. Or you might say His holiness is His complete separation from all that is sinful, and His righteousness is the manifestation of that holiness.

神的公义与祂的圣洁相关联。圣洁是标准，而公义就是圣洁得以积极履行。或者你可以说，神的圣洁是祂与一切的罪完全分离，而神的公义是那圣洁的彰显。

David understood how holy and righteous God is. He says, “The Lord is righteous in all His ways” (Ps. 145:17), and “Thy righteousness , O God, reaches to the heavens, Thou who hast done great things; O God who is like, Thee?” (Ps. 71:19).

大卫懂得神是何等圣洁公义。他说：“耶和华在他一切所行的，无不公义”（诗145：17），又说：“神啊，你的公义甚高；行过大事的神啊，谁能像你！”（诗71：19）。

Sadly, many today completely misunderstand God’s righteousness. If they really understood how holy God is, do you think they would live the way they do? But they ignore God’s standard, thinking He won’t really judge them because they’re basically good people. But “God is a righteous judge, and a God who has indignation every day” toward the wicked (Ps. 7:11). Since God is holy, the penalty for any sin—however small that sin might seem—is death (Rom. 6:23).

令人难过的是，今天许多人完全误解了神的公义。如果他们真的明白神是何等圣洁，你想他们还会像现在那样生活吗？可他们轻忽了神的标准，认为自己基本上是好人，神不会真的审判他们。但“神是公义的审判者，又是天天向恶人发怒的神”（诗7：11）。由于神是圣洁的，任何罪的刑罚—无论这罪看上去是多么小—都是死（罗6：23）。

Don’t let the world corrupt your view of God. Don’t treat your sin lightly. Instead, confess it, forsake it, and seek to please a holy God.

不要让这世界败坏了你对神的看法。不要轻忽对待自己的罪。倒要承认它，弃绝它，并努力讨圣洁的神喜悦。

Ask that you would have the same righteous hatred of sin that God does.

向神祈求，对于罪你和神有同样的义愤。

Read the Book of Habakkuk.

请阅读哈巴谷书。

• What are the prophet’s questions?

• What are God’s answers?

• Study in detail Habakkuk’s response in      chapter 3.

• 先知的问题是什么？

• 神的回答是什么？

• 研读第3章中哈巴谷回应的具体内容。