Sanctification

How Do We Become Like Jesus?
March 24, 2023

As a theologian and bible teacher, one of the most common questions I get is “how does spiritual formation actually happen?” That is, when I talk about the biblical notion of sanctification …

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Jesus  / Lent  / Sanctification

Guilt, Power, and Being – Lent
March 24, 2022

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Easter  / Holiness  / Sanctification  / Soteriology

Want Healing? Repent.
October 7, 2021

John the Baptist’s ministry was to “prepare the way of the Lord, to make his paths straight.” What does this mean? As we read on, we learn that John had …

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Devotional  / Holiness  / Old Testament  / Sanctification

Your Words Can Defile You — Inner Cleansing
July 23, 2020

The words you utter can defile you (i.e., keep you out of the presence of God). People who take holiness seriously must take sin seriously. This means that we must have …

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Holiness  / Jesus  / New Testament  / Sanctification

The Antidote
March 24, 2020

What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live …

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Devotional  / Easter  / Holiness  / Jesus  / Sanctification

Accept the Gift
March 22, 2020

Jesus went through hell for you to be free. Accept the gift this lenten season. During the season of lent we reflect on the suffering of Christ that led to his …

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Christology  / Easter  / Holiness  / Jesus  / Sanctification  / Soteriology

Sanctification: A New Era
February 21, 2020

Isaiah 43:18 says, “Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not …

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Devotional  / Holiness  / Sanctification

Personal Relationship and Sanctification
February 19, 2020

Often times when we think of sanctification we think in terms of a condition or status. As the Holy Spirit progressively sanctifies our hearts, we become more and more clean, or Christ-like. This is …

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Devotional  / Holiness  / Sanctification

The Paradox of Sanctification
February 17, 2020

Sanctification (i.e., the process of being conformed to the character of Christ) is a paradox. It is a paradox in two ways. First, in the process of becoming more and …

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Devotional  / Holiness  / Sanctification

That Pig Sure Cleans Up Nice!
February 12, 2019

“Sanctification” is a big, and sometimes scary word. Among some Christians the word is entirely foreign. This is strange to me. It’s strange to me because the Bible has a whole lot to …

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Sanctification