To: Old Yeller
Justification is the credential of the transaction of The shed blood of Jesus for both the sinner and his sins, exchanging His Righteousness to be credited to the rescued person's account by thr Judge of all.
Sanctification is a process intitiated at the moment that the new spiritual being is born in the old body of the rescued person.
2 posted on
07/12/2021 3:35:37 PM PDT by
imardmd1
(Fiat Lux)
To: Old Yeller
Justification = imputed righteousness, i.e., just as if one had never sinned. Sanctification = continuing process of conformity to holiness of Christ.
4 posted on
07/12/2021 5:02:15 PM PDT by
Ahithophel
(Communication is an art form susceptible to sudden technical failure)
To: Old Yeller; Alex Murphy; boatbums; CynicalBear; daniel1212; ealgeone; Elsie; Gamecock; HossB86; ...
Excellent article and explanations of terms that confuse many.
Thanks so much for posting.
8 posted on
07/12/2021 7:36:33 PM PDT by
metmom
(...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith……)
To: Old Yeller
Where is the Love?
So what is one to make of this legal process you describe without Love?
Love seems to take a backseat in this explanation. St. Paul clearly cautions in his 1 Cor 13 Love dissertation the centralness of Love- In fact you could say it carries more importance than even Faith for him:
“So faith, hope, love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”
This summarizes what St. Paul is clear about a few verses earlier as he writes...that:
"and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I AM NOTHING.
3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I GAIN NOTHING.
The strong use of the word "nothing" here by St. Paul - to me - does not seem to fit very well at all into your description. "Nothing" as stated - to me - would mean a breach of any Justification...
How is this reconciled then?
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9 posted on
07/12/2021 10:16:26 PM PDT by
MurphsLaw
("If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.")
To: Old Yeller
The words justification and sanctification have largely fallen out of use in Western culture. Sadly, they are also fading from sight in the Christian church. Although I think the author is right, but if these terms have faded from a "Christian" church, I would question whether that church is Christian at all. These are fundamental doctrines.
35 posted on
07/19/2021 6:48:18 AM PDT by
HarleyD
(Dr E-"There are very few shades of grey.")
To: Old Yeller
Simply:
“Justified” - At the time of salvation, God cleanses you and you’re pure just as if you had never sinned.
“Sanctified” - Set apart by God for a special purpose.
36 posted on
07/19/2021 6:52:42 AM PDT by
MayflowerMadam
(While the foundations are being destroyed, what are the righteous doing?)
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