“Initially, the God of the Old Testament might seem overwhelming and domineering to you, or tyrannical, or perhaps even evil, which is… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“If we focus on our actions without addressing our hearts, we may end up merely as better behaved lovers of self (...)… — Jen Wilkin Copy Share Image
Sanctification is not to be understood here as a separation from ordinary use or consecration to some special use, although this meaning… — William Ames Copy Share Image
“Sensual indulgence weakens the mind and debases the soul. The moral and intellectual powers are benumbed and paralyzed by the gratification of… — Ellen G. White Copy Share Image
After he has been following Christ for a long time, the disciple of Jesus will be asked, "Lacked ye anything?" and he… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
If heaven were by merit, it would never be heaven to me, for if I were in it I should say, "I… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
Sanctification means more than being freed from sin. It means the deliberate commitment of myself to the God of my salvation, and… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
Ah! sinner, remember this, there is no way on earth effectually to be rid of the guilt, filth, and power of sin,… — Thomas Brooks Copy Share Image
God's hearing of our prayers doth not depend upon sanctification, but upon Christ's intercession; not upon what we are in ourselves, but… — Thomas Brooks Copy Share Image
A rigorous doctrine of imputation is not only limiting but ends up doing a disservice to the nature of grace and justification.… — Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk Copy Share Image
This, then, is the foundation of sanctification in Reformed theology. It is rooted, not in humanity and their achievement of holiness or… — Sinclair B. Ferguson Copy Share Image
Life and death! They seem like complete opposites-at great enmity with each other. But for Paul-and for all who share his faith-there… — John Piper Copy Share Image
“You live recklessly when you do not take God's law seriously or respond to the gospel properly. Reckless living can look like… — Joe Thorn Copy Share Image
“Justification is the new creation of the new man, and sanctification his preservation until the day of Jesus Christ.” — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
If a preacher is cultured, gentle, earnest, intellectual, and broadly tolerant, the sheep of God run after him. He, of course, speaks… — C. I. Scofield Copy Share Image
“What Paul understands by holiness or sanctification (is) the learning in the present of the habits which anticipate the ultimate future.” — N.T. Wright Copy Share Image
Let us awake to a sense of the perilous state of many professing Christians. 'Without holiness no man shall see the Lord';… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
“God never grants justification without also giving sanctification at the same time ... Sanctification in us begins as an instantaneous act of… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
“If we begin to study the Scriptures, our souls shall be sanctified.” — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
“You have the fruit of the spirit in you, because when Christ comes in you everything he is and has comes with… — Joyce Meyer Copy Share Image
There is no justification without sanctification, no forgiveness without renewal of life, no real faith from which the fruits of new obedience… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Happy are they, who in the matter of marriage observe three rules. The first is to marry only in the Lord, and… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
In many churches, the message of justification- how to get right with God- is preached over and over again. But much less… — Nancy Pearcey Copy Share Image
