Justification and Sanctification

[its_brad]

How does one’s view of justification impact one’s view of sanctification? Illustrate this from your own beliefs.

[park714]

What is the effect of justification in us would affects the view of sanctification. To me, justification is to restore the relationship with God for the good works, which God prepared beforehand, or for empowerment to do the good works. Sanctification is to do the good works through justification in Christ. Before sanctification, we need the process of enpowerment from God. This is the requirement of discipleship, which Jesus Christ had specified in the Bible. We have to deny ourselves, and carry our cross daily, and follow Him. I think Romans 12:1-2 is Paul's commentary of the remark of Jesus Christ. I would take "by the mercies of God to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice" as a literal sense and it is like Abraham offered Isaac as a burnt offering. And then the Holy Spirit would renew our mind to transform our heart. I think this is the empowerment of God upon His disciples for their sanctification and to do the good works.

Someone might have a different view of sanctification if he accepts the different extent of effect upon the heart through justification.

[park714]

Justification is not painful, but sanctification might be painful because of pruning for the righteous and sin within and without the believers. For glorification, we need sanctification as well as justification. Justification entails sanctification.

[park714]

Justification is that I died to sin.
Sanctification is that my sin is dying.
Glorification is that my sin will be gone.

[Schmiedc]

How does one’s view of justification impact one’s view of sanctification? Illustrate this from your own beliefs.

Justification is all about Christ. We as unworthy sinners first must recognize that because of original sin and our own sin we are hoplessly lost in sin. There is a gap between us and God that we cannot bridge.

Fortunately for us Christ died on the cross and rose again so that our sins might be forgiven. All we have to do is believe in Jesus and what He has done for us.

This view of justification should make us forever greatful to Jesus for what He has already done on our behalf. This should be motivation for us to try to live a holy life as a thank you. Fortunately again we are not alone as the Holy Spirit is here to help us.

[Schmiedc]

Yes it is true that there are three tenses of salvation.

When we are justified we are freed from the penalty of sin. The price has been paid fully by Jesus Christ.

As we are sanctified the power of sin has been also broken. The Holy Spirit that now lives within us is our ally against the flesh and the world. As Galatians 5 points out there is a war going on inside us. However, gradually we become more Christlike and produce more fruit of the Spirit and less products of the flesh.

As long as we are alive sin wil be be present in our lives. However, the good news is that when we are glorifed in death even the presence of sin will be removed as we see Christ face-to-face.