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Sanctification

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  1. Growing in Likeness to Christ

2. How do we grow in Christian maturity?

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Sanctification: main headings

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  1. Definition
  2. Differences Between Justification and Sanctification
  3. Three Stages of Sanctification
  4. God and Man Cooperate in Sanctification
  5. Sanctification Affects the Whole Person
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  1. Definition
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Sanctification is a progressive work of God and man that makes us more and more free from sin and like Christ in our actual lives.

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  1. Differences Between Justification and Sanctification: justification
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A. Legal standing			
B. Once for all time		
C. Entirely God's work		
D. Perfect in this life		
E. The same in all Christians
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  1. Differences Between Justification and Sanctification: sanctification
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A. Internal condition
B. Continuous throughout life
C. We cooperate
D. Not perfect in this life
E. Greater in some than in others
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  1. Three Stages of Sanctification
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A. Sanctification has a definite beginning at regeneration (Tit. 3:5)
B. Sanctification increases throughout life (Phil. 3:13-14)
C. Sanctification is completed at death (for our souls) and when the Lord returns (for our bodies)

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  1. God and Man Cooperate in Sanctification
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A. God’s role in sanctification (1 Thess. 5:23)

B. Our role in sanctification:

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B. Our role in sanctification:

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i. The “passive” role (Rom. 12:1)
ii. The active role (Phil. 2:12-13)
iii. Sanctification requires work [Bible reading and meditation; Prayer; Worship; Witnessing; Christian fellowship; Self-control]
iiii. Usually a corporate process (Heb. 10:24-25)

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  1. Sanctification Affects the Whole Person
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Intellect; Emotions; Will; Spirit; Physical bodies