THE GLORY OF GOD ( PART 31 )

Pastor Christopher Choo 

Lesson 3329

THE GLORY OF GOD ( PART 31 )

From Glory to Glory ( Study 10 )

THE 3 PHASES OF SANCTIFICATION #3

The Holy Spirit in our Sanctification

Sanctification is one of those religious sounding words that people in the church use, but may not understand what it means.

In the Old Testament, it meant God's chosen people who are set apart for His special purposes in the world: “Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy; for I am the LORD your God. Keep my statutes, and do them; I am the LORD who sanctifies you” (Lev 20:7–8).

In the New Testament, believers are already sanctified because of what Jesus has done for them. Hebrews 10:10 tells us that as followers of Christ “we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.”

As this verse helps us see, the awesome sounding word "Sanctification"  is closely related to Holiness.

In Sanctification, both God and believers have specific responsibilities. Paul commands believers to “work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure” (Phil 2:12–13). God is the one who does the work of making us more like Christ, and we participate in that work by a life of continually turning away from sin and demonstrating our faith in Christ by obeying God's commands. 

The Holy Spirit plays a key role in this process: as we walk in the power of the Spirit we “will not gratify the desires of the flesh” (Gal 5:16).

Abba Father, today we realize we are called to be co-partners with God in the process of Sanctification also known as Progressive Sanctification. And we are further enabled and empowered by the Holy Spirit in us to walk free from the old habits of the flesh life as we keep our eyes fixed on Christ as the author and perfecter of our faith.

P.S. Stay tuned for tomorrow's teaching on the practical aspects of HOW to walk in the glorious liberty of life in the Spirit.