Justice Quote by G.H. Gerberding

“Justification is the means whereby we appropriate the saving act of God in the past, and sanctification the promise of God's activity in the…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“God never grants justification without also giving sanctification at the same time ... Sanctification in us begins as an instantaneous act of the Holy…

— Jerry Bridges

Justification and sanctification are both God's work, and while they can and must be distinguished, the Bible won't let us separate them. Both are…

— Tullian Tchividjian

“Never think of justification as something that happens solely at the beginning of the Christian life, as though, once you are justified, you then…

— Desmond Ford

I fear it is sometimes forgotten that God has married together justification and sanctification. They are distinct and different things, beyond question, but one…

— J. C. Ryle

“What is sanctification? Sanctification is the work of God's free grace, whereby we are renewed in the whole man after the image of God,…

— Westminster Assembly

In many churches, the message of justification- how to get right with God- is preached over and over again. But much less is said…

— Nancy Pearcey

“Romans explains how God can justify the ungodly. "Justification" is a declaration by God that we are righteous only in Christ. We need justification…

— Desmond Ford

The inner change, justification, is effected at the moment of salvation. The outer change in the believer's daily walk, sanctification, continues throughout life. But…

— Neil T Anderson

There is no justification without sanctification, no forgiveness without renewal of life, no real faith from which the fruits of new obedience do not…

— Martin Luther

We explain justification simply as the acceptance with which God receives us into his favor as righteous men. And we say that it consists…

— John Calvin

Sanctification is that inward spiritual work which the Lord Jesus Christ works in a man by the Holy Spirit when He calls him to…

— J. C. Ryle