Sanctification is like cleaning out a hoarder’s house. At the moment of faith, we’re made new in Christ—completely saved, sealed, and secure. But practically, our minds are often packed with years of mental clutter: lies, fear, guilt, bad theology, and survival tactics that no longer serve us. Like old junk, that stuff has to go. God doesn’t just clean house—He renovates it. His Spirit works through His Word to tear down strongholds and build a new way of thinking. This isn’t about earning His favor—we already have that in Christ (Rom 5:1). It’s about experiencing the freedom, clarity, and peace He wants for us, and being able to help others do the same.
Tag: Christian growth
Salvation in Three Tenses
The Bible outlines salvation as a three-part process: justification (past), sanctification (present), and glorification (future). Justification offers eternal assurance by faith in Christ, while sanctification requires active participation in spiritual growth. Glorification promises freedom from sin's presence. Salvation is a gift through faith alone, ensuring eternal security for believers.
Feeding on God’s Word: The Path to Spiritual Maturity
The Word of God helps growing believers in their spiritual development. It has milk for the new believer, as well as meat for the more mature (Heb 5:13-14). And God wants us to “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Pet 3:18). The infusion of God’s Word makes possible the advance to spiritual maturity and the fulfillment of His will, and this is accomplished by faith.
Spiritual Disciplines for Christians
Discipline is doing what I ought to do, whether I want to do it or not, because it’s right. Christian discipline is living as God wants me to live, as an obedient-to-the-Word believer who walks by faith and not feelings. The proper Christian life glorifies the Lord, edifies others, and creates in me a personal sense of destiny that is connected with the God who called me into service.