http://www.unlockingthebible.org/http://www.facebook.com/UnlockingTheBibleOur salvation in Christ involves 3 marvelous gifts: justification, sanctification, and glorification.Justification is the gift by which our sins are forgiven.Sanctification is the gift by which we grow in likeness of Christ.Glorification is the gift by which we enter into the everlasting joy of heaven.If you get that, you get the whole Christian life. Now think about what happened to the thief on the cross: he was justified and glorified on the same day, he completely bypassed sanctification. This man missed out on the entire Christian life: no battles, no temptation, no struggles with prayer, he wasn’t baptized, never received communion, didn’t become a member in any church.The Bible says, “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9Now it is always true that where faith is birthed, works will follow. Your acceptance with God does not depend on your performance in your Christian life. It is by grace alone, by faith alone, in Christ alone.
What is Salvation? Justification, Sanctification, Glorification | Answer from Colin Smith
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