Holy and Profane

God's categories are relational. What has been consecrated to him?

They are to teach my people the difference between the holy and the common and show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean.
⏤ Ezekiel 44:23

We have been conditioned to view things as either good or bad, right or wrong. But God's categories are holy and profane, sacred and common. Things are either set apart to him, or they’re not. What is holy is always good, because God himself is good. What is sacred is always right, because God is righteous. When I look at my own life—people, places, and things—are they holy or profane? And what about the deepest parts of me?

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