Christianity Quote by Martin Luther

“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

“In justification, God imputes or counts over to the sinner the righteousness of Christ. In sanctification, God imparts the righteousness of the new life.…

— 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

Whether this was explicitly taught or implicitly caught, I grew up with the impression that when it comes to the Christian life, justification was…

— Tullian Tchividjian

“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

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

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

We admit no faith to be justifying, which is not itself and in its own nature a spiritually vital principle of obedience and good…

— John Owen

The heart of sanctification is the life which feeds on justification.

— Tullian Tchividjian

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

The evidence of justification by faith is the ongoing work of sanctification through the Holy Spirit.

— Paul Washer

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