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Copyright September 19, 2020 by Rev. Bruce Goettsche
Every time a child is born, parents have dreams of what that child can be.
You see dads walking into hospitals with footballs and a baseball glove.
Little girls are decked out in frilly dresses.
We may dream of our children taking over the family farm or being the head of a business.
We might even hope they one day become President of the United States.
Perhaps these are unrealistic dreams.
However, we also dream they will grow strong, healthy, and faithful.
We dream they will be happy and will be a blessing to the society around us.
In John 17:20-26 we are told Jesus prayed for those who would come to faith because of the disciples.
In other words, this is the prayer Jesus prays for us.
It is His blessing and dream for the church that was to come.
This morning we will look at some of the same requests from the first part of the prayer Rick looked at last week.
I hope to build on the foundation Rick built last week.
We will look at what it means to be made holy and look at some more ideas on what it means to be “one as we are one.”
THAT WE BE MADE HOLY
Let’s go backwards to verse 17 we read,
17 Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth.
18 Just as you sent me into the world, I am sending them into the world.
19 And I give myself as a holy sacrifice for them so they can be made holy by your truth.
I want to give you a little theology lesson by explaining two rich theological terms and the differences between them.
You may not (perhaps should not) use these words, but you need to understand the differences in what they mean for us as believers.
The first is “justification.”
It is a concept that is important to understand.
To be justified means to be made right with God.
It is a judicial term.
The opposite of “justified” would be “condemned.”
The Bible teaches we all deserve to be condemned but we are justified because of the work of Christ on behalf of all who trust Him.
Paul said,
“Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.
39 Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses.
(Acts 13:38-39)
We are set free from the condemnation of every sin we have committed because of the death of Jesus in our place . . .
a payment for our sin.
The Law was satisfied.
We are declared “not guilty” by the Judge who rules overall.
The second word is the word “sanctification.”
It means to be made holy or set apart for God’s service.
If you stick with the court analogy, sanctification is what happens to us after we have been declared “Not Guilty.”
It is the process of growing into the new life that is ours because of the sacrifice of Jesus and the Holy Spirit working inside of us.
It is our rehabilitation.
Sanctification, or the process of becoming more holy, (or set apart for Christ), is not a one-time thing like Justification.
It is an ongoing work inside of us.
Let me change the analogy to help you see the difference between justification and sanctification.
Let’s move out of the courtroom to the delivery room.
When a baby is born it is solely because of the work of the parents.
The baby did not choose to be born.
Likewise, we are not justified because of anything we have done.
We are justified because of the work of Christ who died to satisfy the just judgment of God.
Sanctification, however, is like the development of a child.
The child learns to participate with the parents in learning how to eat, walk, talk and think for themselves.
We are justified by grace alone.
We are sanctified as we work with God to grow and deepen in our relationship with Him.
The process of becoming holy (or more Christlike) will go on for the rest of our lives and will only be complete when we stand before the Lord.
We must keep working with the Lord to be more holy.
A true believer is justified AND sanctified!
We are brought to Christ and then we learn to walk with Him.
You won’t have one without the other.
If you only have a “conversion experience”, you may be viewing justification as “fire insurance;” a “get out of jail free” card.
There are some who are convinced they are going to Heaven because they have checked off certain boxes.
However, these people show little change.
There is little to no evidence of the work of God’s Spirit in their lives.
These folks need to question whether they are truly justified.
Jesus says we are sanctified by the truth.
Rick pointed out this is the truth of the Scriptures.
The Word of God is our guidebook for the path of sanctification.
What specific truth’s do we need to be instructed in?
1.
The truth about God.
People think they know God.
They say they believe in God.
However, they don’t know Him deeply.
The person who is growing in Holiness is beginning to understand the attributes of God.
They see how big He is.
They learn about His grace, His mercy, and His overarching sovereignty (rule) over all that is.
For most of us it is true that “Our God is too small.”
We learn about God is by listening to what He tells us about Himself.
This will lead us to true awe and provoke a worship that is deep and often leaves us in stunned silence and humility.
2. The truth about Ourselves.
As we grow in Christ it is like gaining education.
The more you learn, the more you realize you don’t know.
As we grow in Christ, we see our sin and weakness much more clearly.
This leads us to cling to Him more tenaciously.
3. The Depth of God’s Grace.
As I just said, as we see and begin to understand how great the gift of God really is, we become softer.
We are humbled and much less judgmental.
We come to see that we are not saved because we were better than others.
We are saved because for some unknown reason, God, in His staggering grace, drew us to Himself through the sacrifice of Christ.
4. We need to see the truth about Christian growth.
The chance to grow in holiness sometimes feels like a great burden.
However, as we learn more about the truth, we see that growing in holiness is really a tremendous privilege.
The call of Christ is not easy, but it does lead to a life more wonderful than we could have imagined.
THAT WE BE ONE
The Lord has a second desire for His people.
Let’s read on,
20 “I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message.
21 I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one—as you are in me, Father, and I am in you.
And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me.
22 “I have given them the glory you gave me, so they may be one as we are one.
23 I am in them and you are in me.
May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me.
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