The Holy Spirit, Regeneration, and Sanctification - by Dr. C. Matthew McMahon Articles on the Christian Walk, Systematic Theology and Practical Theology Today, many Christians are turning back to the puritans to, “walk in the old paths,” of God’s word, and …
It was a textbook example of one of the innumerable ways God speaks and works. John 3:16-17 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. Thus, sanctification is simply the process by which Christ's Love is formed in us and allowed to flow through us. I want you to open your Bible to Romans chapter 7. These words are "holy," "hallow," "hallowed," "holiness," "consecrate," "saint," "sanctify," "sanctification." 29 If understanding is faulty sanctification will be deficient.
Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. In the last century, archeologists found wheat and cotton s
Sanctification is a process, and it begins when a person responds to God’s calling to believe, repent and be baptized. Pastor A.W.Weckeman – October 2013 The Crux of Christianity If you distilled Christian doctrine to its essence you would be left with three fundamental factors: Salvation, Sanctification, and Glory to God. Progressive Sanctification. Pastor A.W.Weckeman – October 2013 The Crux of Christianity If you distilled Christian doctrine to its essence you would be left with three fundamental factors: Salvation, Sanctification, and Glory to God. God accomplishes three things when a repentant believer is baptized: “And such were some of you [sinners]. Some might fall on stone, others might be buried too deep. Exodus 19:1-2 These and the following verses reveal that the Israelites progressed by various stages to the Promised Land. It is a conversion, confession, repentance, reconciliation, forgiveness and sanctification center, where flawed people place their faith in Christ, gather to know and love him better, and learn to love others as he designed.” I went into my day with a clearer sense of purpose, a more focused mind, and more attentiveness to others. Sanctification is the bridge between salvation and glory to God making it the crucial component of Christian living, the essential process upon which all spiritual growth depends.
The reasoning of the mind is the first step in the process of sanctification. I have personally seen God do a sanctifying work in several people I know, and the changes in these people’s personality have been dramatic and powerful. That day, in a small way, God changed how we lived.