sanctification

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Why are sanctified Christians imperfect?

by Joel Radford

In these bulletin articles, we’ve been going through a list of questions and answers contained in the Westminster Larger Catechism, published in the 17th Century. We’ve been looking at the subject of sanctification, which is God making Christians holy. But if God has sanctified Christians, then why are Christians imperfect in their actions. Why do […]

What is sanctification? Strengthening of God’s people

by Joel Radford

In these articles, we’ve been going through an old list of questions and answers contained in the Westminster Larger Catechism, published in the 17th Century. Recently, we’ve been looking at the mediation Christ makes for his church. We saw that part of Christ’s mediation is sanctification, which is an act of God’s grace by the […]

What is sanctification? Receiving repentance

by Joel Radford

In these articles, we’ve been going through an old list of questions and answers contained in the Westminster Larger Catechism, published in the 17th Century. Recently, we’ve been looking at the mediation Christ makes for his church and what that mediation entails. We saw that part of Christ’s mediation is the justification and adoption of […]

What is sanctification? Application of the resurrection

by Joel Radford

In these articles, we’ve been going through an old list of questions and answers contained in the Westminster Larger Catechism, published in the 17th Century. Recently, we’ve been looking at the mediation Christ makes for his church and what that mediation entails. We saw that part of Christ’s mediation is the justification and adoption of […]

What is sanctification? A work of grace by the Spirit

by Joel Radford

In these articles, we’ve been going through an old list of questions and answers contained in the Westminster Larger Catechism, published in the 17th Century. Recently, we’ve been looking at the mediation Christ makes for his church and what that entails. We saw that part of Christ’s mediation involves the justification and adoption of God’s […]

What is sanctification?

by Joel Radford

Over the past weeks we have discussed two acts of God that occur at our conversion: justification (being made legally right) and adoption (being made God’s children). This week we look at another act: sanctification. Sanctification is being made holy and to be made holy is to be made sinless. Now when we become Christians […]