Read: John 17:17-19; 1 Corinthians 6:11; 1 Peter 1:2
Have you ever wondered... What sanctification is? How you become sanctified?
Sanctification is the ongoing process of growing toward holiness.
Once you've accepted Christ as your Savior, your salvation is secure,
but God isn't finished with you yet. As long as you're alive, he wants
you to become more like him. Sanctification is the Holy Spirit's job.
Through his leading, you become more and more like Jesus each day.
Sanctification lasts a lifetime. While you're on earth, you'll never be perfect, but you should become more perfect with each passing day. God gives you the tools--the handbook (the Bible), the guide (the Holy Spirit), and the companions (the church).
You don't have to do anything to get salvation. You just embrace it. It's a gift, pure and simple. But from that moment on, God does expect something from you. He expects you to abandon your old lifestyle and grow into Christ's likeness. It's your part in God's plan.
*You have begun to live the new life, in which you are being made new and are becoming like the One who made you. This new life brings you the true knowledge of God (Colossians 3:10)
Sanctification lasts a lifetime. While you're on earth, you'll never be perfect, but you should become more perfect with each passing day. God gives you the tools--the handbook (the Bible), the guide (the Holy Spirit), and the companions (the church).
You don't have to do anything to get salvation. You just embrace it. It's a gift, pure and simple. But from that moment on, God does expect something from you. He expects you to abandon your old lifestyle and grow into Christ's likeness. It's your part in God's plan.
*You have begun to live the new life, in which you are being made new and are becoming like the One who made you. This new life brings you the true knowledge of God (Colossians 3:10)
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