bonniefaurote posted: " INTRODUCTION TO OUR PART IN SANCTIFICATION "God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth" (2 Thes 2:13 ESV). "The Scriptures place great emphasis on our part in sanctification" Marty"
"God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth" (2 Thes 2:13 ESV).
"The Scriptures place great emphasis on our part in sanctification" Martyn Lloyd-Jones (ref#189, Jan 27th).
"Do not be conformed to this world" (Rom 12:2 ESV).
"Growing in the Christlike virtues will give believers increasing confidence that God really did call them and really did elect them to salvation" ESV Study Bible (ref#125, p2419).
"[B]e filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins" (Col 1:9-14 ESV).
"The Scriptures place great emphasis on our part in sanctification, on what you and I have to do" Martyn Lloyd-Jones (ref#189, Jan 27th).
"[B]e diligent to confirm your calling and election" (2 Pet 1:10 ESV).
Definition of a 'holy life:' "[A] life sanctified through the influence of faith, the achievements of prayer, and the endowments of holiness. Such a life is a living demonstration of the divinity of the Bible, and does more to confirm its truth and spread it throughout the world than all that has ever been spoken or written on the evidences of Christianity" Octavius Winslow (ref#135, June 6th).
"[A]nswer the call of Him who asks for all because He is all" Gene Edwards (ref#226, Dedication Page).
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