If the church really wants to make known the Fame of Jesus Christ then she must rise to the biblical challenge and proclaim God in His true essence.

Finally I would like to wrap up this section with a last look at purely biblical evidence, which makes it clear Gods Holiness is the sum of all He is, including His love. God’s Holiness is His Name!

Ezekiel 39:25, "Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: 'Now I will bring back the captives of Jacob, and have mercy on the whole house of Israel; and I will be jealous for My holy name “

Isaiah 54:5, “For your Maker is your husband, The LORD of hosts is His name; And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; He is called the God of the whole earth”

Psalm 106:47, “Save us, O LORD our God, And gather us from among the Gentiles, To give thanks to Your Holy Name, To triumph in Your praise.”

(NLT) “He has paid a full ransom for his people. He has guaranteed his covenant with them forever. What a holy, awe-inspiring name he has."

Psalm 99:8, “You answered them, O LORD our God; You were to them God-Who-Forgives, Though You took vengeance on their deeds. Exalt the LORD our God, And worship at His holy hill; For the LORD our God is holy.”

Luke 1:49, “For He who is mighty has done great things(mercy) for me, And Holy is His Name.”(song of Mary)

Isaiah 6:3, “And one cried to another and said: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!"… And he touched my mouth with it, and said: "Behold, this has touched your lips; Your iniquity is taken away, And your sin purged."

In each of these passages God is said to be “Holy”. But also these verses gives us reasons to why God is “Holy” such as: “sent redemption to His people”, “God who forgives”, “done great things” and “your sin purged”. These statements are important because these acts of “forgiving, redeeming, and “purging sin” are direct acts of “Mercy” and “Love”. Notice in Psalm 106 that God is be praised for saving His people, then notice He is not credited as having a “loving” Name for saving people but the writer of the psalm goes straight the to the highest reason why God loves and saves, His “Holy Name.” Then in Isaiah 54:5 God is called our “husband”, which is referring to His tender intimate love for us and then says that He is our “redeemer”, but what is God’s conclusion to us for what this makes Him, it is not primarily because He is a God of love but because He is the “Holy One”, He is set apart in all His transcendent Power, Grace, Wisdom, Love, and Justice, and there is none like Him. Therefore these verses plainly show that God is Holy because He is merciful and loving to undeserving people.

Because we are relational creatures we will naturally gravitate to esteem God’s love above most things. But just because this might be true it does not change the fact or reality of who God is. Just because we might notice God’s love naturally more than some of His other perfections, this does not mean His other perfections are any less infinite, or that Gods Holiness is not the all Sum of Who He is, given to us through Scripture. Divine Love is part of His Name, Holiness is His Name itself.