Teaching
Outline
on
Sanctification
Martin
Luther’s
Simul
Justus
et
Peccator
–
simultaneously
justified
and
sinner
Sanctification
-‐
a
progressive
work
of
God
and
man
that
makes
us
more
and
more
free
from
sin
and
like
Christ
in
our
actual
lives.
JUSTIFICATION
SANCTIFICATION
Legal
Standing
Internal
condition
Once
for
all
time
Continuous
throughout
life
Entirely
God’s
work
We
cooperate
Perfect
in
this
life
Not
perfect
in
this
life
The
same
in
all
Christians
Greater
in
some
than
in
others
Four
Stages
of
Sanctification:
1. Sanctification
Has
a
Definite
Beginning
at
Regeneration.
a. 1
John
3:9,
“No
one
born
of
God
makes
a
practice
of
sinning,
for
God’s
seed
abides
in
him,
and
he
cannot
keep
on
sinning
because
he
has
been
born
of
God.”
b. 1
Corinthians
6:11,
“But
you
were
washed,
you
were
sanctified,
you
were
justified
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
and
in
the
Spirit
of
our
God.”
2. Sanctification
Increases
Throughout
Life
a. The
NT
shows
sanctification
as
beginning
at
regeneration,
but
also
as
a
process
through
our
lives.
b. “Be
holy
yourselves
in
all
your
conduct.”
(1
Peter
1:15)
3. Sanctification
is
Completed
at
Death
(for
Our
Souls)
and
When
the
Lord
Returns
(for
Our
Bodies)
a. Our
sanctification
will
never
be
completed
in
this
life
because
there
is
still
sin
that
remains
in
our
hearts
even
though
we
are
followers
of
Christ.
b. So
when
we
die,
then
our
sanctification
is
completed
in
one
sense,
because
now
our
souls
are
finally
free
from
the
indwelling
sin
and
are
made
perfect,
but
also
when
the
Lord
returns
and
gives
us
our
resurrection
bodies,
that
is
also
a
part
of
our
sanctification.
4. Sanctification
is
Never
Completed
in
This
Life.
a. Caution
against
False
Teachers:
there
are
false
teachers
out
there
that
say
that
once
you
come
to
Christ,
that
you
are
perfect,
that
you
should
no
longer
sin
at
any
time
from
the
point
in
which
you
came
to
Christ.
This
is
called
perfectionism.
They
look
at
passages
such
as
Matthew
5:48
or
2
Corinthians
7:1.
b. Matthew
5:48,
“You,
therefore,
must
be
perfect,
as
your
heavenly
Father
is
perfect.”
c. 2
Corinthians
7:1,
“Since
we
have
these
promises,
beloved,
let
us
cleans
ourselves
from
every
defilement
of
body
and
spirit,
bringing
holiness
to
completion
in
the
fear
of
God.”
d. The
OT
and
NT
both
teach
that
we
CANNOT
be
morally
perfect
in
this
life.
i. 1
Kings
8:46,
“If
they
sin
against
you
-‐-‐-‐
For
there
is
no
man
who
does
not
sin”
ii. Ecclesiastes
7:20,
“Surely
there
is
not
a
righteous
man
on
earth
who
does
good
and
never
sins.”
iii. 1
John
1:8,
“If
we
say
we
have
no
sin,
we
deceive
ourselves,
and
the
truth
is
not
in
us.”
God’s
and
Man’s
Role
in
Sanctification
God’s
Role:
1. It’s
important
to
understand
that
sanctification
is
PRIMARILY
a
work
of
God.
a. 1
Thess.
5:23
“May
the
God
of
peace
himself
sanctify
you
wholly”
b. Philippians
2:13,
“God
is
at
work
in
you,
both
to
will
and
to
work
for
his
good
pleasure.”
c. The
role
of
God
the
Son,
Jesus
Christ,
in
sanctification
is
first
that
Jesus
himself
earned
our
sanctification
for
us.
Jesus
is
our
wisdom,
our
righteousness,
sanctification
and
redemption.
Also
Jesus
is
our
example
to
follow.
2. The
role
of
God
the
Holy
Spirit
works
within
us
to
change
us
and
sanctify
us,
giving
us
greater
holiness
of
life.
Paul
tells
us
to
“walk
by
the
Spirit,”
“led
by
the
Spirit.”
The
Holy
Spirit
produces
the
fruit
of
the
Spirit
and
we
are
more
responsive
to
the
desires
and
promptings
of
the
Holy
Spirit
in
our
life
and
character
Man’s
Role:
Our
role
is
both
a
passive
and
active
role
in
sanctification.
The
passive
role
is
we
depend
on
God
to
sanctify
us
and
the
active
role
is
that
we
strive
to
obey
God
and
take
steps
that
will
increase
our
sanctification.
Passive
Role:
1. Romans
6:13,
“Yield
yourselves
to
God
as
men
who
have
been
brought
from
death
to
life”
2. Romans
12:1,
“Present
your
bodies
as
a
living
sacrifice,
holy
and
acceptable
to
God.”
3. Romans
8:13,
“If
by
the
Spirit
you
put
to
death
the
deeds
of
body
you
will
live.”
Active
Role:
1. Romans
8:13,
“If
by
the
Spirit,
you
put
to
death
the
deeds
of
the
body
you
will
live.”
2. Philippians
2:12-‐13,
“Therefore,
my
beloved,
as
you
have
always
obeyed,
so
now,
not
only
as
in
my
presence
but
much
more
in
my
absence,
you
work
out
your
own
salvation
with
fear
and
trembling;
for
God
is
at
work
in
you,
both
to
will
and
to
work
for
his
good
pleasure.”
3. So,
what
are
the
ways
in
which
we
grow
in
holiness,
maturity
and
obedience.
Read
and
meditate
on
the
Word
of
God,
prayer,
corporate
worship,
witnessing,
Christian
fellowship
and
self-‐
discipline
or
self-‐control.
What
Sanctification
Affects:
1. Our
Intellect
a. Colossians
3:10,
“which
is
being
renewed
in
knowledge
after
the
image
of
its
creator”
b. Philippians
1:9,
“abound
more
and
more,
with
knowledge
and
all
discernment.”
c. Romans
12:2,
“transformed
by
the
renewal
of
your
mind”
d. More
than
just
head
knowledge,
but
growth
in
wisdom
and
knowledge.
2. Our
Emotions
a. Galatians
5:22,
“love,
joy,
peace,
patience”
b. We
will
find
it
increasingly
true
that
we
do
not
love
the
things
of
the
world,
but
delight
to
do
God’s
will.
3. Our
Will
a. Our
decision-‐making
grows
in
sanctification
as
our
will
will
be
more
and
more
conformed
to
the
will
of
our
heavenly
Father
4. Our
Spirit
a. 2
Corinthians
7:1
b. 1
Corinthians
7:34,
“how
to
be
holy
in
body
and
spirit.”
5. Our
Physical
Bodies
a. 1
Thessalonians
5:23,
“May
the
God
of
peace
himself
sanctify
you
wholly;
and
may
your
spirit
and
soul
and
body
be
kept
sound
and
blameless
at
the
coming
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
b. We
do
not
let
sin
reign
in
our
bodies,
nor
allow
our
bodies
to
participate
in
any
way
in
immorality,
but
we
treat
our
bodies
with
care
and
will
recognize
that
they
are
means
by
which
the
Holy
Spirit
works
through
us
in
this
life.
Motives
for
Obedience
1. Desire
for
a
deeper
walk
with
God
2. Desire
to
do
what
God
commands,
simply
because
his
commands
are
right,
and
we
delight
in
doing
what
is
right
3. Desire
to
avoid
God’s
displeasure
and
discipline
on
our
lives.