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NASB | 1 Corinthians 1:2 ¶ To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours: |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 1:2 ¶ To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified (set apart, made holy) in Christ Jesus, who are selected and called as saints (God's people), together with all those who in every place call on and honor the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours: |
Bible Question: I Cor. 1:30; Is Sanctification a process, or are we sanctified with Justification of Faith? |
Bible Answer: Like salvation, sanctification is spoken of in a number of ways, as something that has taken place, as something that is taking place, and as something which will finally take place. In 1 Corinthians 1.2 the Corinthians, in spite of their spiritual weakness, are described as those who have been 'sanctified in Christ Jesus'. They have been made holy in God's eyes through the work of the cross, and are in a permanent state of being 'sanctified ones (saints). They are holy to God. Compare 1 Corinthians 6.11, where sancrtification precedes justification (although not timewise) as something that has taken place. Like justification this is a once for all blessing. But the more regular application of the term sanctification is to the process by which God's people are being made holy. Thus in Hebrews 10.14 'By a SINGLE OFFERING He has perfected for ever those who are being sanctified.' 'For this is the will of God, even our sanctification' (1 Thessalonians 4.3). The idea here is of those who are being made holy through the work of the Holy Spirit, and will therefore finally be made holy. 2 Corinthians 3.18 is a description of that process. We can compare Ephesians 5.26 where Christ's purpose is to 'sanctify' (make holy) His people, having first cleansed them through His word, with the purpose of presenting them to Himself holy and without blemish. So we are sancrtified once for all when we come to Christ, and that begins a process of sanctification by the Spirit which will result in our final perfection. |