Holiness literally means being “Set apart”. We are told to be “holy” as our God and Savior are “holy”. What then does it mean to be set apart? Does it mean to be different in appearance? It can be if the appearance of others is against the nature or expression of God. Different emotionally? It can be if the emotions of others is contrary to the emotions of God. Different in actions? Yes, if the actions of others do not line up with the actions of God. Being set apart is not necessarily different than others. We are not setting ourselves against them. Jesus humbled himself to be with us and go through our experiences. He was, however, totally dedicated to the Father. We are to be totally dedicated to Jesus! If others are there with us in total dedication, great!. If not, then we will be set apart from them, not choosing to be different, but choosing to be with JESUS! What would set us apart is that we are with him and they are not. The choice is ours to be with Jesus–the choice is theirs to not be with Jesus. The separation is their choice. We need to be holy, but not as a spiteful thing, because we would prefer all to be with us with Jesus. Holiness is just the natural result of someone lost in Jesus.