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Lesson 07 - Sanctification What sanctification? The Stages of Phases of Sanctification Sin Nature/Old Man Perfection God's Role and Man's Role Baptism of Holy Spirit Maturity Basic Theology: Sanctification Video   Conclusion Previous: Maturity You are already sanctified positionally due to your union with the Lord Jesus as your Saviour – Hebrews 10:10 and 14. You are to be sanctified experimentally and progressively, and this gracious transformation will take place as you give heed to the “means” mentioned above! 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24. Basic Theology: Sanctification Video

Lesson 07 - Sanctification What sanctification? The Stages of Phases of Sanctification Sin Nature/Old Man Perfection God's Role and Man's Role Baptism of Holy Spirit Maturity Basic Theology: Sanctification Video Maturity Previous: Baptism of Holy Spirit The Bible does make distinctions between the maturity level of different Christians. Hebrews 5:11-14 , of whom we have much to say, and hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food. 13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. 14 But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. Galatians 5:13-15 , For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunit...

Lesson 07 - Sanctification What sanctification? The Stages of Phases of Sanctification Sin Nature/Old Man Perfection God's Role and Man's Role Baptism of Holy Spirit Maturity Basic Theology: Sanctification Video Baptism of Holy Spirit Previous: God's Role and Man's Role The Baptism of the Holy Spirit occurs at conversion and involves the placement of a new convert into the body of Christ and the receiving of the indwelling presence of the Spirit. We did a complete study on indwelling in this Basic theology lesson 6. Role of the Holy Spirit in Sanctification The Spirit fills believers and empowers Christians for service. Ephesians 5:18, And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, Acts 4:8 , Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders of Israel: Acts 7:55 , But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. The...

Lesson 07 - Sanctification What sanctification? The Stages of Phases of Sanctification Sin Nature/Old Man Perfection God's Role and Man's Role Baptism of Holy Spirit Maturity Basic Theology: Sanctification Video God's Role and Man's Role Previous: Perfection God accomplishes our sanctification. 1 Thessalonians 5:24, He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it. Philippians 1:6 , being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; Hebrews 13:20-21 , Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, 21 make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. Through the agency of the Holy Spirit. 1 Peter 1:2 , elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of th...

Lesson 07 - Sanctification What sanctification? The Stages of Phases of Sanctification Sin Nature/Old Man Perfection God's Role and Man's Role Baptism of Holy Spirit Maturity Basic Theology: Sanctification Video Perfection Previous: Sin Nature/Old Man Christians will never reach a sinless state on this side of the grave. Philippians 3:12-16 , Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. 13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. 15 Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you. 16 Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us be of t...

Lesson 07 - Sanctification What sanctification? The Stages of Phases of Sanctification Sin Nature/Old Man Perfection God's Role and Man's Role Baptism of Holy Spirit Maturity Basic Theology: Sanctification Video Sin Nature/Old Man Previous: The Stages of Phases of Sanctification Christians are new creatures 2 Corinthians 5:21 , For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. The new creation has been freed from sin.  Romans 6:6-7 , knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. 7 For he who has died has been freed from sin. The old self put to death when a Christian is put into Christ. Colossians 3:9-11 , Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds, 10 and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him, 11 where there is neither Greek nor Jew, ...

Lesson 07 - Sanctification What sanctification? The Stages of Phases of Sanctification Sin Nature/Old Man Perfection God's Role and Man's Role Baptism of Holy Spirit Maturity Basic Theology: Sanctification Video The Stages of Phases of Sanctification Previous: What sanctification?   The Bible speaks of sanctification in three ways and it is important you know the way it is being spoken of in which passage? Sin is any word, thought or action that that falls short of God's perfect character (Romans 3:23; Matthew 5; Romans 14:23). The three ways in which scripture uses the word in reference to every believer is Initial Sanctification 1. Every believer is already fully and eternally sanctified because of his faith in and his union with the Lord Jesus Christ. Hebrews 10:10 and 14 Progressive Sanctification 2. Every believer is to be sanctified. 1 Thessalonians 4:3, 1 Thessalonians 1-12 Ultimate Sanctification 3. End of Sanctification is Glorification To put it another way: every...

Lesson 07 - Sanctification What sanctification? The Stages of Phases of Sanctification Sin Nature/Old Man Perfection God's Role and Man's Role Baptism of Holy Spirit Maturity Basic Theology: Sanctification Video What sanctification? Previous: Sanctification It is not simply feeling closer to God or experiencing His presence. It’s not a collection of secret insight and personal encouragement from Him to you. It’s not a vague sense of subjective spirituality. It’s not measured, engaged, or informed by your emotions or feelings at all. True sanctification, according to Scripture, is the process of God’s transforming work in your life. The moment of your salvation, you are declared justified by the Lord through the sacrifice of His Son and freed from the guilt of sin. Then from there, sanctification frees you from the pollution of sin, helping you destroy sinful patterns and abandon your former life of wickedness. Sanctification is the fruit of salvation. It’s the transforming proc...

 Sanctification Lesson 07 - Sanctification What sanctification? The Stages of Phases of Sanctification Sin Nature/Old Man Perfection God's Role and Man's Role Baptism of Holy Spirit Maturity Basic Theology: Sanctification Video Apostle Paul uses an imagery of a woman who is in labour until a fully formed child emerges. And that’s how he feels about the believers in his care, about all believers, for that matter. He has birth pain until Christ is formed in them. This is what sanctification is. It is becoming like Christ. Christ is in you that is the reality of redemption or salvation. Justification or new birth, being born again. Christ comes and takes up residence in you almost in an undeveloped way, fully present, but not fully manifest through the believer. Sanctification then is the process by which the believer in whom Christ dwells becomes more like Christ. Christ begins to shape the believer’s life and a fully formed Christ in the life of a believer is then a sanctified b...

Basic Theology Index Lesson 01 - Election Lesson 02 - Redemption Lesson 03 - Imputation Lesson 04 - Adoption Lesson 05 - Justification Lesson 06 - Indwelling Lesson 07 - Sanctification Lesson 08 - Sufficiency of Scriptures Part 1 - Sufficiency of Scriptures Part 2 - Sufficiency of Scriptures Part 3 - Sufficiency of Scriptures Part 4 - Sufficiency of Scriptures Part 5 - Sufficiency of Scriptures Lesson 09 - Glorification