LESSON ON FAITH ( PART 9) | THE THREE STAGES OF SANCTIFICATION: (PART 2)

Pastor Christopher Choo

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LESSON ON FAITH ( PART 9)

THE THREE STAGES OF SANCTIFICATION: (PART 2)

1. POSITIONAL SANCTIFICATION

A positional sanctification is a one-time act of the Holy Spirit on the hearts of unbelievers whom He has chosen for salvation from sin. At the moment of salvation, believers understand and acknowledge their sinful state, their inability to save themselves through any works of their own, their need of a Savior, their acceptance of the sacrifice of Christ on the cross as sin’s payment, and their faith in Jesus’ resurrection.

At that moment, believers are brought out of darkness into the light. We have been “justified through faith” (Romans 5:1), and our position before God has been changed forever. No longer dead in trespasses, we are made alive together with Christ (Ephesians 2:5). Our position changes in that we are made citizens of a whole new kingdom: “He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves” (Colossians 1:13).

Abba Father, Positional Sanctification is Your work whereby You declare us already set apart and holy in Your eyes: “God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 2:6). Positional Sanctification is not dependent on our feelings or whims; it is a fact of salvation, even though our actions on earth do not always align with our position in heaven.

Hence we need the follow-up - Progressive Sanctification.

N.B. 

Tomorrow's Devotion: 

2. Progressive Sanctification.