Holiness and Sanctification — Set Apart for God
How the gospel reshapes a life — slowly, deliberately, by the Spirit.
At the very heart of the Christian gospel is the call to holiness. The historic, orthodox Christian faith has universally confessed that while believers are graciously saved through the person and work of Jesus Christ, this salvation inevitably leads to a transformed life. Sanctification is the continuous, lifelong process by which the Holy Spirit conforms the believer to the image of Christ, separating them from the corruption of sin and dedicating them entirely to God.
By the end of this lesson
- Distinguish positional sanctification (status) from progressive sanctification (process)
- Explain why holiness is grounded in God's character, not human effort
- Identify the Spirit's role in producing the fruit of sanctification
- Read 1 John's honesty about ongoing sin alongside Hebrews' summons to holiness
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