Question 39

Modern Adaptation

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Scriptural References

2 Thessalonians 2:13 (ESV)

¹³But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.

Ephesians 4:23-24 (ESV)

²³and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, ²⁴and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.

Romans 6:11 (ESV)

¹¹So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.

Traditional Formulation

Question: What is sanctification?

Answer: Sanctification is a work of God’s free grace whereby we are renewed in the whole man after the image of God, and are enabled more and more to die unto sin, and live unto righteousness.

Adaptation Commentary

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