Let me illustrate an approach on the matter of being a holy person. At the time of the reformation four views of God were considered. These four views of God all surfaced at approximately the same time. Let us analyze each one. Calvin proposed a sovereign God leading to perseverance.
Sovereignty is a dependent term.
Luther advocated a justifying God. Catholicism practiced a sacerdotal God. Calvin, Luther, and Catholicism developed their theology around the lower level of abstraction which is from man's viewpoint of God's attributes related to man's needs rather than God' s nature. Holy is the higher level of abstraction which is both transcendent and immanent. The proliferation of views of God is enormous because the needs of men are varied and many.