Christ our Sanctifier Identification of the believer with Christ’s death, resurrection, and ascension When we identify with the death of Christ, we should first know why he had to die. First the Bible says the wages of sin is death. Sin is simply missing the mark or falling short of perfection. Sin has consequences, ultimately […]
Jesus our Sanctifier Sanctification is to be set apart, holy and/or consecrated. After conversion we are no longer under the dominion of Satan and we are no longer a part of the worldly system, therefore, we have been set apart, sanctified to God and His Kingdom. It is only when the new believer is convicted […]
Forgiveness. Now that can be a tough one. We talked about this a couple of weeks ago in Wednesday Night Bible Study. If I’ve done this article before, please forgive me! Actually, if you are like me, I need reminded. Sometimes, more than I care to admit. We are wronged in some way, our hearts […]
1.1.1 The progression of sanctification The progression of sanctification seems to always follow one’s conversion. After one has accepted the gospel and believes in Jesus as their personal Saviour, the need to be sanctified is usually found. It may start with a sermon, by reading the Bible or a conversion with a […]
A White Funeral Oswald Chambers asked the question, “Have you had your white funeral?” He says a white funeral is “the burial of the old man.” This is the death of your lifestyle in which you were living for the world and for yourself. Do you remember such a day where you said, “Lord I […]
It seems that there are days when no matter how we try, we don’t want to pray, we don’t want to rely on God, we don’t want to DO anything… we just want things to be right. Babies shouldn’t be sick, friends shouldn’t be sick, people shouldn’t be sad and the world shouldn’t be such […]
1.1 The crisis and progression of sanctification The crisis of sanctification comes after the believers accepts Jesus as Lord and Saviour. He begins to learn through the church, Bible studies and other Christians, about sin and Biblical principles. This leads to the understanding of God’s truths and what the world says is true. Here is […]
Grammatically, do you say Fruit or Fruits? The word Fruit is a noun. The word is an exception where the noun is both countable and uncountable. So the plural of Fruit can be either Fruit OR Fruits. When we think of Fruit as a group collectively and in a non-specific way, then we tend to […]
With each new day, we have a new chance. A new chance to eat better, to act better, to BE better! I used to wonder why, since God created us and made us all that we are, then why didn’t He just make us perfect to start with and we wouldn’t have to go through […]
The means and results of justification The means of justification is given to the believer by God, “Who shall lay anything to the charge of God’s elect? It is God Who justifies” (Romans 8:33). It is God who justifies not the work of mankind, nor the law of God, (Romans 3:28). Yet it is the […]