Chapter 8. 15
SANCTIFICATION vs: JUSTIFICATION
Basis of Justification – Basis of Sanctification
Jehovah Witnesses Cult – LDS Mormon Cult
Jesus Plus Works doctrine - Jews - Islam
First
Word
Sanctification and Justification are some pretty
big words that are not used very much in our Western Culture, but when they are
used, they seem to mean the same thing. Rightly
dividing between the two is of crucial importance, as both terms lie at the
heart of the Bible’s Gospel. Knowing the
difference can be as important as understanding the difference between salvation
and damnation.
Both Justification and Sanctification are GRACES of the Gospel; they always accompany one another
and deal with the sinner’s sin, but they differ in some important ways, and UNDERSTANDING the distinction
between the two terms can help us strengthen our faith and grow us in our
Christian walk; we will be able to say with confidence, "This is what saves
and this is what does NOT save."
There is a distinction between a man’s
body and his head. The head and the body
must stay together for life to continue; if there is a separation, the man will
die. Similarly, we can make a distinction
between justification
and sanctification,
but the two must never be separated.
From God's perspective, justification
and sanctification
are “duplex
gratia” and are given only together, but nevertheless they are
clearly separate things.
Justification is being declared perfect;
a single act of Grace by God to the repentant sinner; justification is God’s
declaring the sinner righteous; saved.
Sanctification is a day by day
activity of God working in partnership with the Believer; it’s a process of Him
making us perfect. Sanctification is
God’s renewing
and transforming
our whole persons; our minds, wills, affections, and behaviors.
We
contribute to our Sanctification by OUR WORKS;
but
our Justification is ALL GOD.
Justification
Justification is a legal declaration of God’s act of pardoning the sinner of
all his sins at the very moment the sinner puts his trust in His Son, Jesus the
Christ.[1] This pardoning accounts the sinner as righteous
in His sight. This is only possible through the sinner’s faith in Jesus Christ who was
punished for the sins of everyone that would believe,[2]
so that whoever believes in him will no longer suffer the consequences of sin.
In other words, Christ took our place as THE SINNER so that we would become THE RIGHTEOUS in God’s sight. This makes us justified;
SAVED by God’s complete and
finished standards.[3]
Justification is a one-time act of God
declaring us as sinners to be righteous, NOT by our good
works which are immaterial, but through the WORK of Jesus
Christ. It means that every Believer is completely and
finally freed from condemnation and the wrath of God. It is His Work that gives us the privilege as
well as the boldness to enter into heaven justified.
Justification
Basis
The sinner is justified by God solely on the
basis of HIS SON’S obedience[4] and death;
Jesus Christ as our representative took our place.[5] Christ’s PERFECT OBEDIENCE which provided
the full satisfaction for our sin is the ONLY BASIS upon which God declares the sinner
righteous. [6] We are NOT
justified because of any good works that we have done or are doing, or will do; but solely on
the BASIS of Christ’s
work on our behalf.[7] No works on our part are necessary whatsoever
to obtain justification or salvation, otherwise it’s not a free gift.[8]
Therefore, we are justified or saved solely by our Faith.[9]
Our Faith
adds NOTHING to the work
that Christ did on the cross for our justification, it just receives the
righteousness that is offered in the Gospel through Jesus Christ. Faith is the only instrument of justification.
[10]
In legal court room terms, this is defined as the
act of God the Judge, when the moment the sinner places his or her Faith
in Jesus Christ; He declares “I find you not guilty.”
[11]
In
accounting terms; Justified is when God transfers into the
sinner’s “account” the righteousness of His Son. Our sins were transferred and laid upon
Christ at the cross, so His righteousness would balance our “account”. Our SIN debt IS paid in full.
Justification is the complete and finished work of Jesus
Christ.
Sanctification is an ongoing and progressive work of Christ
working within us. The war between our
flesh & spirit is a lifelong battle. Our flesh wants
absolute independence; whereas our spirit wants to live in absolute dependence
upon God; it’s a Battle.
Time Out
Side
Bar: Religions such as Islam and cults
such as Jehovah
Witnesses and the LDS Mormons, believe salvation is by their WORKS such as door to door solicitation which they call Missions. Based on New Testament scripture this is a
false doctrine; not the knocking on doors, but knocking on doors as part of gaining
your salvation.
What I am
about to say next is going to upset
you, but even the JEWS religion is a
religion of works. They follow only the Old Covenant Torah and still await their Messiah having never accepted the
Messiah of the New Covenant.
During the 7 year tribulation period multitudes of Jews WILL accept Jesus Christ as their Messiah. It’s in the Book. Today many Jews have already begun to accept Jesus as their
Messiah and are known as “Completed Jews”. When a
non-Jew accepts Jesus Christ as the Messiah, they are grafted into the Jewish vine of Jesus Christ and now have Jewish roots; becoming a part of spiritual Israel.[12]
Works
When you speak of works to a mature
Christian, they will be quick to correct you that your works have nothing to do
with you being saved; that would be correct, but hang
on a minute. It is possible to CONFESS saving
faith, but not POSSESS saving faith; having only a form of
godliness. The difference
between true faith and a mere claim to faith is the
presence of good works.
We don’t do good works to be saved, we do good works because we are
saved.[13]
We should not consider someone to be a
justified or saved unless we see in their life the
evidence of the fruit of their
faith; that is, good works.
Even the demons confess Christ, but shutter because they don’t have any good
works.
Justification is a legal
declaration that is instantaneous and COMES FROM GOD OUTSIDE OF US.
Sanctification is a process
that COMES
FROM GOD WITHIN US through the work of the Holy Spirit. We contribute to sanctification through our
own WORKS
and efforts,[14]
but we do not contribute to our justification through works; our
justification is ALL GOD.
Jehovah Witness, LDS Mormons and other
Cults
consistently blur the meanings of Justification[15]
and Sanctification[16] by
misapplying the truths of God's word. This results in a “Theology of Works”;[17]
earning SALVATION. This doctrine of “Jesus Plus Works” only leads to
damnation. They depend upon their own cooperative effort with God to have
their sins forgiven. Their effort
homogenizes or combines the FILTHY WORKS OF MAN[18] with the HOLY WORK OF GOD; it’s like oil
and water, they just don't mix.
The Bible says that by “the Works of
the Law” shall NO flesh
be justified, saved;[19]
we cannot contribute anything to our salvation, or otherwise it’s not a free gift. To believe anything else is to miss your
salvation. IT’S IN THE BOOK
Sanctification
Sanctification: “Spiritually” it means to be pure
or holy; “Morally” it
means to be set apart for God; set apart from wrongdoings so as to be more like
Him. It is a transformation of a
believer’s whole being; that is the mind, the will, the behaviors, and
affections guided through the work of the Holy Spirit. Good works are a necessary evidence of your
faith in Christ, which the Holy Spirit enables you to do as you continually die every day to your sin.
Through justification by faith in Jesus
Christ, we are forgiven and made righteous, but we still remain in sin. There is a difference between sin
remaining in US and quite another for US to remain in sin; sanctification deals with this.
Sanctification
begins
with JUSTIFICATION which is a one-time act of God forgiving our sins
and counting us righteous through our FAITH in Jesus
Christ. SANCTIFICATION is not instantaneous because it is not the work
of God alone, but is the continual work of the Holy Spirit in us as believers CONFORMING US to the
image of Christ.[20]
No Christian on
earth is entirely sanctified, it is an ongoing work of the Holy Spirit conforming us to Christ’s Image[21]
which involves God working with and through the believer to produce more
godliness. The Believer is actively
involved [22]
in submitting to God's will, seeking holiness and resisting sin; working to be
more like Christ.[23] The Believer still
sins, but there is now a struggle
against sin, whereas before there was no struggle at all.
This work continues through his FAITH [24]until
we are completely freed from sin and that will be when we receive our
resurrection bodies and made perfect at the last day when we are absent
from our body and present with our Lord.[25]
SANCTIFICATION HAS NO BEARING ON JUSTIFICATION;[26]
if we don't live
a perfectly Sanctified
life (sin free),
we are still Justified,
(forgiven), saved;
can you say Hallelujah!
The Take Away
The
Believer’s “Justification” or salvation
comes immediately when he accepts Jesus Christ as his Messiah, his Savior, but
his “Sanctification”
continues until he dies; when he is absent from his body and is present with
the Lord.
There
is no condemnation for the Believers who are in Christ Jesus, for the law of the
Spirit of life has set us free from the law of sin and death. God’s WORK has done what the law could not do,
by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful men. The Believer now does not walk according to
the flesh, but walks according to the Holy Spirit. God condemned sin in the flesh, in order that
the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us.
Those
who live according to the FLESH
set their mind on the things of the flesh therefore they cannot please
God. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of
Christ does not belong to him. The mind that is set on the flesh is hostile
to God, for it does not submit to God’s law for indeed, IT CANNOT;
therefore it leads to death.
Those who live according to the
SPIRIT set their mind on the things of the Spirit which
is life and peace; in fact the Spirit of God dwells within you. When you die because of sin, your body is
dead, but because you have been declared righteous, your Spirit is alive. The Spirit of God that dwells in you that
raised Jesus from the dead; will also give life to your mortal body through his
Spirit. As Believers, we are Bond
Servants, not to live according to the flesh, but to live according to the Holy
Spirit.[27].
In the multitude of
counselors,
there
is wisdom.
Proverbs 11:14
I am grateful to those that
went before me providing concepts, ideas, historical
information, and scripture
verses. Because of them I can stand on
their shoulders
and see further that I otherwise
ever could have.
**Apparitions of Mary – The Second Window
**Cherubim Chariots – Josh Peck
**Exo-Vaticana – Chris Putnam & Thomas Horn
**Fraud at Fatima – Website Submission
**Great Marian Catholic Apostasy; The – David Hughes
**Hoax of our Lady of Fatima;
The – David J. Stewart
**Lies of Fatima; The – Philip Coppens
**New Catholic Edition Bible –
Catholic Book Publishing Co.
**Three Secrets of Fatima – Wikipedia
*Muslim Dreams of Jesus – John Piper
*Muslims
– Crosswalk.com
*Muslims – Questions.org
.Book of Mormon; The – Latter Day Saints LDS
.Mormon
Mirage; The – Latayne Colvett Scott
+Generation
exile and Neo restoration (Matrix) – Paul
Fontana
+Matrix
Commentary; The – Andrew Paul Gorman
+Matrix
The – Messiah Movie – awesomehouse.com/matrix
+Matrix
The – Wikipedia
101
Q&A on Demon Powers – Dr. Lester
Sumrall
2016, 2017, 2018 Prophecy – Nice Timing – End Time Prophecy
2017 Prophecy – Alamongordo Prophecies
2017 Prophecy – Bible Prophecies Fulfilled
2017 Prophecy – Escape All These Things
2017 Prophecy – GotQuestions.Org
2017 Prophecy - Israel Today Magazine
2017 Prophecy – John Hagee
2017 Prophecy – Rapture Watch
2017 Prophecy – The Prophetic Years
A
survey of the New Testament – Gunry
All
the Miracles of the Bible - Herbert
Lockyer
Antiquity of the Jews – Flavius Josephus Matthias
Apocrypha – Goodspeed
Bible
Almanac; The – Packer Tenney White
Bible Hub.com
Bible
on the Life Hereafter; The – William
Hendriksen
Biblical
Ethics – Robertson McQuilkin
Book of Enoch – www.reluctnt-messinger.com
Dake’s Annotated Bible – Dake
Expositor’s
Bible Commentary; The – Frank E.
Gaebelein
Ezekiel; Thru the Bible – J. Vernon McGee
Forgotten
Books of Eden; The – World
Four Blood Moons; TV Series – John Hagee
Gospels
Interwoven; The – Karmit Zarley
Great
Doctrines of the Bible: Soteriology –
W.A. Criswell
Harper’s Bible Dictionary – Harper and Row
Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow; The – Constance Cumbey
Historical
Atlas of the Bible; The – Dr. Ian Barnes
History of Israel – J. Vernon McGee
I’d
like to Believe in Jesus, BUT – Bob Siegel
Illustrated
Bible Dictionary – Nelson
Illustrated
Bible Dictionary; The – Tyndale
Interlinear
Greek-English New Testament – Baker
International
Dictionary of the Bible - Douglas – Tenny
International
Dictionary of the Bible: The- Zondervan
Invisible
War; The – Donald Grey Barnhouse
Israel Today Magazine – March 2008, page 18
King
James Version Bible – KJV
Late Great Planet Earth; The – Hal Lindsey
Layman’s
Overview of the Bible; The – George W. Knight
Lost
Books of the Bible; The - Bell
Lost
Books of the Bible; The - World
Matthew Henry’s Commentary - Zondervan
Meredith’s
Book of List; 1&2 –Bethany House
Publishers
Message Bible; The – MES
Missing
Books of the Bible; The – Halo Press
Mysteries of the Bible – Readers Digest
Nag
Hammadi Library; The – James M. Robinson
New
American Standard Bible – NASB
New
International Version Bible – NIV
New
Living Translation Bible – NLT
On the Path of Immortals – Thomas Horn and Chris Putnam
Pictorial
Encyclopedia of the Bible; The– Zondervan
Tenny
Secrets
of the Dead Sea Scrolls – Hugh J. Schonfield
Seven Deadly Sins – British Broadcasting Network
Spaceship of Ezekiel; The – Josef F. Blumrich
Systematic Theology – Wayne Grudem
Teachings
of the Compassionate Buddha; The – E.A. Burtt
Today’s
Dictionary of the Bible - Guideposts
Topical Bible - Naves
Unraveling
the Big Questions about God – Kenneth Boa
Victor
Journey through the Bible: The – V.
Gilbert Beers
What
in the World is going on? – David
Jeremiah
What
the Bible is all about – Henrietta C.
Mears
What
the Bible says about Death - Signs of the
times
Who’s Who and Where’s Where in the Bible – Stephen M. Miller
Who’s Who in the Bible – Paul D. Gardner
Wikipedia
Windows of the soul – Paul Meier and Robert Wise
Witchcraft,
Puppets and Voodoo – Irene A. Park
Wycliffe Bible Commentary;
The – Pfeiffer – Harrison
[1] Romans 3:21-26 – ALL HAVE SINNED AND FALL SHORT OF
THE GLORY OF GOD, we are Justified
by our Faith in Jesus Christ
[2] 2 Corinthians 5:21 - Jesus was made to be sin in our place
[3]
Romans 5:16 – God’s Free Gift brought
justification
[4] Romans 5:18-19 – Christ’s OBEDIENCE
is our basis for Justification --
Philippians 2:8 – Jesus was OBEDIENT even to death on the
cross
[5] 2 Corinthians 5:21 – Jesus MADE HIM TO BE SIN for
our righteousness
[6] Galatians 3:13 – Jesus became cursed in order to redeem us; “CURSED IS
EVERYONE WHO IS HANGED ON A TREE”
[7] 1 Peter 2:24 – He bore our sins THAT WE MIGHT DIE TO SIN
[8] Romans 6:23 - The FREE GIFT OF GOD is
eternal life in Chris
[9] Ephesians 2:8-9 – We are SAVED THROUGH FAITH
NOT
A RESULT OF WORKS
[10] Romans 5:1 – Our account has been BALANCED JUSTIFIED BY
FAITH
-- Romans 4:3-5 Faith, NOT works is counted as
Justified
[11] Ephesians 1:7 – we have REDEMPTION through his blood, the FORGIVENESS of our sins
[12] Romans 11:17 – The Believer is grafted into the NOURISHING
ROOT OF THE OLIVE TREE
of Israel
[13] Ephesians 2:8 – Salvation is the free gift from God; BY GRACE you have been saved THROUGH
FAITH not from you works
[14] James 2:14-25 – FAITH WITHOUT GOOD WORKS IS A DEAD FAITH
[15] Galatians 2:16 – We cannot be justified; made
righteous by our works-- 1 Corinthians 6:11 – We are Justified
and Sanctified by the Spirit of our God.
[16] 1 Timothy 4:4-5 – We are sanctified by the
Word of God -- 1 Corinthians 1:2 – The Believer is sanctified in Jesus
Christ -- Hebrews 2:11 - God is the Source of our Sanctification;
our day to day striving for obedience to God.--
Romans 15:16 – We are sanctified by the Holy Spirit
[17] Isaiah 64:6 – Our own works or our righteousness’s are
like filthy rags -- Galatians 2:20 – It
is God’s work that makes a person righteous
[18] Galatians 5:6 – Our Tradition and Works count for nothing, ONLY FAITH working
through love -- Galatians 5:1-8 – Man
can do nothing to contribute to his own salvation: Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything,
ONLY FAITH
[19] Romans 3:20 - By the WORKS of the LAW(Old Covent), NO FLESH WILL BE JUSTIFIED (saved) in His sight
[20] Romans 8:29 – The Believer is predestined to be CONFORMED TO
THE IMAGE OF HIS SON
[21] Romans 8:29 – We are being conformed to the Image of Christ
[22] Galatians 5:22-23 – We are ACTIVELY
INVOLVED with the Holy Spirit as we exercise Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness,
Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self-control;
[23] Philippians 2:13 – God works in us to produce Godly character
[24] Romans 4:5 – It’s the Believer’s FAITH that
is counted as JUSTIFIED RIGHTEOUSNESS -- Romans 5:1 - WE HAVE BEEN JUSTIFIED BY FAITH,
in
our Lord Jesus Christ
[25] 2 Corinthians 5:8 – When we are absent from our body, we are present with
our Lord
[26] 1 Corinthians 6:11 – You are BOTH
Justified and Sanctified
[27] Romans 8:1-12 - There is
therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk
according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit
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