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NASB | Romans 6:12 ¶ Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 6:12 ¶ Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts and passions. |
Subject: Can we live life without sinning? |
Bible Note: Hello YenlsaRap, The term "sanctification" in it's broad sense simply means, "set apart". The believer is set apart by God for His intended work at the point of salvation (1 Cor. 6:11). There is also an ongoing process by which we are continually, "conformed to the image of His Son..." (Rom. 8:29) Regarding Rom. 12:2- "but be transformed by the renewing of the mind". Paul emphasizes the contrast between what believers are not to do verses they are to do by the use of the strong adversive "alla"- which is an emphatic 'but'. We are to allow the Holy Spirit to transform us "by the renewing of the mind". This word "transformed" is in the present tense, imperative mood, and passive voice- the implication being that believers are commanded to continuously be submitted to God the Holy Spirit for this mind and renewing to take place. "Definition- A comprehensive definition of sanctification by the New Hampshire Baptist Confession (1833) states; We believe that Sanctification is the process by which, according to the will of God, we are made partakers of his holiness; that it is a progressive work; that it is begun in regeneration; and that it is carried on in the hearts of believers by the presence and power of the Holy Spirit, the Sealer and Comforter, in the continual use of the appointed means—especially the Word of God, self-examination, self-denial, watchfulness, and prayer. (Article X) This definition helps us to distinguish sanctification from regeneration in that the latter speaks of the inception of the Christian life. Sanctification is also distinguished from glorification, which focuses on the consummation of God’s work in the believer. Put quite simply, then, regeneration refers to the beginning, sanctification to the middle, and glorification to the end of salvation." [Walter A. Elwell and Philip Wesley Comfort, Tyndale Bible Dictionary] Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |