Basics

1)       Intimate, consistent relationship with God

Mary, Martha

Ps. 46:10

Worship/mediator oriented – not study, reading

Orientation to God

2)       the Gospel

Nature of man

Justification – imputed righteousness

                2 Cor. 5:21

                Took our sins – gave us His performance

Regeneration – imparted righteousness

                Eph. 2:5  even when dead made alive

Given the Holy Spirit

                Eph. 1:13

Power sin broken

                Rom. 6:14

Authority spiritual conflict

                James 4:7

                1 John 4:4

Adopted into family of God

                Rom. 8:15

God – our Father

                                Results Gospel

Hostile Now Reconciled                                 Col. 1:20

Dead – Alive                                                     Eph. 2:1-5

Alien – Adopted                                              Eph. 1:5

Power enemy – Authority                              Col. 2:15

Under Law – Grace                                          Rom. 6

Far Off – Brought Near                                   Eph. 2:13

Domain Darkness – Kingdom Son                Col. 1:13

Condemned – Justified                                   Eph. 1:4

                                    Old passes away – new come                        2 Cor. 5:17

                                Effect on us

                                                2 Pet. 2:20—if all above – can’t be the same

                                                1 John 2:3—we know we belong to Christ because we have a desire (spark) to keep His                                                               commandments         

Sanctification is fanning the spark and adding fuel

“Sanctification is our growth in Christlikeness not knowledge.  It is a progressive experience covering our entire Christian life from salvation to glorification.”

Rom. 8:29 “for whom he foreknew…”

Gal. 4:19 “my beloved children…”

                                Sanctification is based upon the foundation of what Christ has done.  Eph. 4:1

                               Sanctification is based upon the ongoing application of the gospel to daily life

                                                Rom. 12:1

                                Chalmers

                                Mephibosheth  2 Sam. 4:4; 9

                                For ways to approach sanctification

1)       I can do it through self effort – legalism, self-righteousness, eventually give up

2)       Turn it over to God; passive; let go and let God; naïve view nature indwelling sin; leads to lawlessness, self-centeredness; redefined sin

3)       God can help me – I can handle little things need God’s help big things; variation #1; mix works – grace

4)       God enable me – dependent discipline; Col. 1:29, 1 Cor. 15:10; put yourself under the shower and put soap on your body

Saved by grace –sanctified by grace

Four primary way appropriate grace for sanctification

1)       prayer  Heb. 4:16  draw near (confident access) grace help time need

2)       word              

1 Pet. 2:2

Heb. 5:12-14

2 Cor. 3:18

                                3)    submission to God

                                                Prov. 28:13 – uncover sins

                                                Luke 9:23

                                                John 14:21

                                                Matt. 7:21

4)     ministers of grace

                prayer support

                help apply word

perspective

spiritual paralytic

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