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- To become the source of sanctification for His people, Jesus had to sanctify Himself in the work of redemption (John 17:19). Though He had no sin (2 Cor. 5:21), He consecrated Himself for His people by perfectly obeying the law of God as well as the mediatorial commands of God (John 10:17–18).
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Jun 27, 2023 · Due to the imputed righteousness of Christ, we’re viewed as righteous, and due to the sanctifying work of the Spirit, we’ve been, and are, sanctified, not only as part of an ongoing process, but by virtue of having been placed in a position obtained at the moment of conversion.
In John 17:17 Jesus says, “Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.”. It is not a truth but “the truth” of His Word that sanctifies. God’s Word sanctifies us because “it is the power (lit. “energy”) of God for salvation” (1 Rom/1 Cor 1:18). We are not that power, but God’s Word has power…the power to save and to ...
Sep 19, 2023 · As Christians, we were justified when we confessed Christ and believed (Romans 10:9), we are sanctified as we grow in holiness through the work of the Spirit (Ephesians 4:11–32; Galatians 5:16–24), and we will someday be glorified when we are resurrected into eternal life (Colossians 3:4).
Jan 4, 2022 · To be sanctified means that God’s Word has had an effect on us. It is “through the word” that God cleanses us and makes us holy (Ephesians 5:26; John 17:17). God invites us sinners to come to Him “just as we are” and receive His mercy and forgiveness.
Jul 1, 2021 · In saving us, God makes us new. Can a person be saved yet not be growing in grace? Today, John MacArthur addresses the important link between salvation and sanctification.
Sanctification is that renewal of our fallen nature by the Holy Ghost, received through faith in Jesus Christ, whose blood of atonement cleanseth from all sin; whereby we are not only delivered from the guilt of sin, but are washed from its pollution, saved from its power, and are enabled, through grace, to love God with all our hearts and to ...
Jan 28, 2019 · But sanctification wasn't limited to temple objects in the Old Testament. Once, God sanctified Mount Sinai in order to meet with Moses and deliver the law to His people (see Exodus 19:9-13). God also sanctified the Sabbath as a holy day set apart for worship and rest (see Exodus 20:8-11).
