The Holiness of God Is the Foundation of His Being

If someone asked you to describe God  in one word, what would you say?

Many people would answer that God is loving, merciful, gracious, or forgiving. Scripture emphasizes one attribute above all others:God is holy, the Crossmap website reports today(July 22, 2026).From Genesis to the Revelation, the Bible points us to God's holiness

God's holiness is the  blazing perfection of His character. It reveals that He is unique,  pure, righteous, and exalted above all creation. His holiness magnifies every other attribute. His love is a holy love. His justice is holy justice.  His mercy is holy mercy.

Trump Celebrates American Freedom in July 4 Address

 In a Fourth of July address from tunlike so many otherhWashington,D.C., President Donald Trump extolled American values, saying "the country is  unlike so many others around the worlld with promises of freedom and equal justice under the law promising the best is yet to come,"  the Christian Post website reports today (July 8, 2026). 

Celebrating the nation's 250th birthdaroundsy hours after severe weather forced crowds to evacuate the grounds, Trump took the stage shortly after 11 p.m.

Trump praised the freedoms that set the U.S. apart from the rest of the world world. 

"Unlike so many others in the world, in this country we have freedom of speech, freedom of religion, equal justice under the law," the president said.

He added that the U.S. had stood for 250 years as"the hope, the promise, the light, and the glory among all of the nations in the world," telling the audience that "nobody can be like us."