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Sanctification
Because it has been over a month since I last preached in this series, and since I didn’t finish teaching about Sanctification, I need to go back and do some review.
We believe that believers have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once and for all.
What is Sanctification?
To help answer that question, allow me to share with you the writings of William Evans in his book, The Great Doctrines of the Bible:
If Regeneration has to do with our nature, Justification with our standing, and Adoption with our position, then...
Sanctification has to do with our character and conduct.
In Justification we are declared righteous in order that, in Sanctification, we may become righteous.
Justification is what God does for us, while Sanctification is what God does in us.
Justification puts us into a right relationship with God, while Sanctification exhibits the fruit of that relationship—a life separated from a sinful world and dedicated unto God.
Evans, William.
The Great Doctrines of the Bible (p.
105).
Kindle Edition.
God was concerned with Israel’s sanctification.
God is concerned with our sanctification!
God was concerned with Israel’s holiness.
God is concerned with our holiness!
Sanctification and holiness go hand in hand.
Why was/is God so concerned with their/our sanctification?
I believe that there are two answers to that question:
#1.
Because God is holy!
#2 Because we belong to God!
Paul wrote:
Because we do belong to God, our lives should reflect the holiness of God.
And that concerns our sanctification.
What has God set us apart for (or to)?
We have been set apart to glorify God.
Are we daily living in a way that glorifies God?
We have been set apart to please God.
Are we daily - moment by moment - living in a way that pleases God?
We have been set apart to serve God.
This is clearly seen in the Old Testament when, in Numbers chapters 7 and 8 (and in other places) we see that the Tabernacle, all of its furnishings and the tribe of Levi had been specifically set apart by God to serve God.
Every Christian has been set apart to serve God.
We believe that believers have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once and for all.
Before I continue on, though, I believe it’s important for us to be reminded of:
The Goal of Sanctification
To Be Like Christ
Oh! to be like Thee, oh! to be like Thee,
Blessed Redeemer, pure as Thou art;
Come in Thy sweetness, come in Thy fullness;
Stamp Thine own image deep on my heart.
Then...
We believe that sanctification is a divine and progressive work of the Holy Spirit whereby
God, upon the ground of the finished work of Christ on the cross, His present intercessory ministry, and His divine Word, sets the believer apart and
works out in and through him, by means of a submissive will,
that which is well pleasing to Himself through Jesus Christ.
We have already established the fact that sanctification is based upon the character of God and the finished work of Christ upon the cross.
And, we’ve already touched upon the fact that we have been sanctified - set apart - that we might serve Him and please Him.
Now, it’s important for us to consider the truth that sanctification is a divine and progressive work.
Sanctification is a progressive work.
While that statement may seem to be purely academic it is a statement which should excite us and give us hope!
There really ought to be a sign upon my heart
Don't judge him yet, there's an unfinished part
But I'll be better just according to His plan
Fashioned by the Master's loving hands
He's still working on me
To make me what I need to be
It took him just a week to make the moon and stars
The sun and the earth and Jupiter and Mars
How loving and patient He must be
'Cause He's still workin' on me
For the Christian, sanctification includes three aspects or “steps.”
Every Bible teacher and preacher presents this truth in a slightly different way.
Charles Ryrie
Positional or Definitive Sanctification
Present Experiential or Progressive Sanctification
Ultimate Sanctification
Williams Evans
Instantaneous Sanctification
Progressive Sanctification
Complete and Final Sanctification
Because of our faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ you have been - already - sanctified.
You have been set apart from evil, to God, for His service.
When we pass from this life to the next we will experience ultimate, complete, final sanctification.
As one writer states, that we will attain this final sanctification in Heaven when we shall be completely and eternally set apart to our God.
In between those two “extremes” we are right now experiencing what most Bible teachers call progressive sanctification.
Some might speak of our growth in Christ.
There are many passages of Scripture which speak to this journey that we are on; a journey to become more like Christ.
An illustration may help (although any earthly illustration will, in some ways, fall short)
When a person purchases a house - a “fixer upper” - it is instantaneous.
Once they have placed their signature upon the sales papers and the payment has been made, the house is set apart to and for the new owners.
Then begins a long process of renovation of tearing down walls, installing new flooring and cabinets, enlarging the bathroom, painting the exterior, etc.
Finally, the home is finished - it is complete - and the new owners can finally move in and begin enjoying their dream home.
It’s this process - progressive sanctification - that we are most concerned with right now.
What’s involved in this process?
God, upon the ground of the finished work of Christ on the cross, His present intercessory ministry, and His divine Word, sets the believer apart and
works out in and through him, by means of a submissive will,
that which is well pleasing to Himself through Jesus Christ.
Another way of asking that question:
How are we sanctified?
While all three persons of the Trinity - God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are involved in our sanctification, I want to focus specifically on the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
We are sanctified through the work of the Holy Spirit.
Turn to and read Romans 7:15-25.
If you look carefully, you will see that there is a big contrast between Romans chapter 7 and Romans chapter 8.
In Romans chapter 7 we see the utter despair and frustration of the Apostle Paul when, in vs. 24, he states:
He immediately answers that question in vs. 25:
Then we move into Romans chapter 8:
What makes the difference between Romans chapter 7 and Romans chapter 8?
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