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Justification vs Sanctification
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Jethro Bodine
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Justification and sanctification occur simultaneously.
When we first believe, God justifies us, that is he makes us guilt free and legally righteous by declaring us legally righteous through the forgiveness of sins. And in that same moment we are sanctified, that is we are 'set apart as holy' for God's use as vessels of honor, growing up into the righteous work and service of the Lord.
Another aspect of justification occurs after this when our righteous behavior then shows us to be righteous. Not justify as in makes us righteous, as happened when we first believed, but justify as in we are shown to have the righteousness that God legally granted to us through our faith in Christ.
When we first believe, God justifies us, that is he makes us guilt free and legally righteous by declaring us legally righteous through the forgiveness of sins. And in that same moment we are sanctified, that is we are 'set apart as holy' for God's use as vessels of honor, growing up into the righteous work and service of the Lord.
Another aspect of justification occurs after this when our righteous behavior then shows us to be righteous. Not justify as in makes us righteous, as happened when we first believed, but justify as in we are shown to have the righteousness that God legally granted to us through our faith in Christ.
rthom7
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I like to keep things simple, the Bible does too, the Scriptures uses object lessons for these two fancy words...
When you take a SEED ( a Bible promise of power from Jesus) you have been justified....
the SEED needs to be sown in your heart, in a condition of humility...than is grows and germinates...the germinating process is called justification....
Once the SEED grows it knows what to do for you, and grows using it's own inherent power, but the SEEDLIING does require help from you, watering, weeding and nurture.
This process of daily growing until the fruiting stages are complete, is called in Scripture sanctification, but this is a fancy term for growing in Christ.
Hope this helps
Shalom
When you take a SEED ( a Bible promise of power from Jesus) you have been justified....
the SEED needs to be sown in your heart, in a condition of humility...than is grows and germinates...the germinating process is called justification....
Once the SEED grows it knows what to do for you, and grows using it's own inherent power, but the SEEDLIING does require help from you, watering, weeding and nurture.
This process of daily growing until the fruiting stages are complete, is called in Scripture sanctification, but this is a fancy term for growing in Christ.
Hope this helps
Shalom
Justification comes first.
We are justified by faith in the promises of God.
Romans 5:1; "Therefore as we have been justified through faith,"
We see justified is past tense, once we receive it, we have it.
But sanctified is living the spiritual life.
It follows being justified.
It is a life we work at until we die, when Jesus then perfects us and we become glorified.
That three stages, justified, sanctified, and glorified.
We are justified by faith in the promises of God.
Romans 5:1; "Therefore as we have been justified through faith,"
We see justified is past tense, once we receive it, we have it.
But sanctified is living the spiritual life.
It follows being justified.
It is a life we work at until we die, when Jesus then perfects us and we become glorified.
That three stages, justified, sanctified, and glorified.
Jethro Bodine
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In your analogy, the seed that was set apart (sanctified) to produce fruit for the master was set apart (sanctified) for that purpose right from the beginning. It will grow up into the purpose for which it was set apart, becoming more and more set apart (sanctified) in appearance as it bears fruit.
rthom7
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Nicely said Jethro
First one must take the SEED, (by faith)
Isa 55:1 ¶ Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Then the SEED germinates and begins it's work of sanctification, as you describe...
Receiving the SEED and storing it in your heart, is not salvation for the power has not germinated yet....
Mt 13:4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
Some do take Jesus and begin justification (germination of His power) in their lives, but such power is short lived....
Mt 13:5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
Some begin sanctification in earnest, but the cares of the world choke out the power flow of Jesus into their lives...
Mt 13:7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
And lastly a few do make a sanctification process that runs to completion, fruit is a sign of power flowing in the believer's life, some 30 some 60 and some 100 fold of the Seed that was sown.
Mt 13:8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
Hope this helps
God bless your ministry
Shalom
First one must take the SEED, (by faith)
Isa 55:1 ¶ Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Then the SEED germinates and begins it's work of sanctification, as you describe...
Receiving the SEED and storing it in your heart, is not salvation for the power has not germinated yet....
Mt 13:4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
Some do take Jesus and begin justification (germination of His power) in their lives, but such power is short lived....
Mt 13:5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
Some begin sanctification in earnest, but the cares of the world choke out the power flow of Jesus into their lives...
Mt 13:7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
And lastly a few do make a sanctification process that runs to completion, fruit is a sign of power flowing in the believer's life, some 30 some 60 and some 100 fold of the Seed that was sown.
Mt 13:8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
Hope this helps
God bless your ministry
Shalom
AndyBern
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Justification deals with righteousness and sanctification deals with holiness.
When you are justified, you are declared righteous before God. God no longer holds your sins against you. When you are sanctified, you are declared holy (set apart) to God. You are now the property of God. Both occur at the same time when God saves us. Both occur on the basis of the shed blood of Jesus (Heb. 10:29).
Justification is always a point-action event. For a Christian, the word is always used in the past tense.
Sanctification is both a point-action event, and a continuing process. When you were saved, you were sanctified, becoming God's own (1 Cor. 1:2, 6:11, Heb. 10:10). But there is also an on-going process of becoming like Christ through the work of the Holy Spirit in you (1 Thess. 4:3, 5:23). This is the positional holiness being worked out into the practical.
http://dtjsoft.com/2015/03/30/what-do-i-mean-by-sanctification/
When you are justified, you are declared righteous before God. God no longer holds your sins against you. When you are sanctified, you are declared holy (set apart) to God. You are now the property of God. Both occur at the same time when God saves us. Both occur on the basis of the shed blood of Jesus (Heb. 10:29).
Justification is always a point-action event. For a Christian, the word is always used in the past tense.
Sanctification is both a point-action event, and a continuing process. When you were saved, you were sanctified, becoming God's own (1 Cor. 1:2, 6:11, Heb. 10:10). But there is also an on-going process of becoming like Christ through the work of the Holy Spirit in you (1 Thess. 4:3, 5:23). This is the positional holiness being worked out into the practical.
http://dtjsoft.com/2015/03/30/what-do-i-mean-by-sanctification/
Jesus Martyr
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Well spoken brethren 