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NASB | Ephesians 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 2:10 For we are His workmanship [His own master work, a work of art], created in Christ Jesus [reborn from above--spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used] for good works, which God prepared [for us] beforehand [taking paths which He set], so that we would walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us]. [Rom 1:20] |
Bible Question: I often hear about salvation and sanctification from preachers. What is/are their differences? What are their characteristics or manifestations? |
Bible Answer: Here is how the Westmisnter Larger Catchism explains it: Q. 77. Wherein do justification and sanctification differ? A. Although sanctification be inseparably joined with justification, yet they differ, in that God in justification imputeth the righteousness of Christ; in sanctification of his Spirit infuseth grace, and enableth to the exercise thereof; in the former, sin is pardoned; in the other, it is subdued: the one doth equally free all believers from the revenging wrath of God, and that perfectly in this life, that they never fall into condemnation the other is neither equal in all, nor in this life perfect in any, but growing up to perfection. In other words, justification is a declaration of righteousness, where Christ's righteousness is put to our account once and for all. This is what peopel commonly mean when they say that they are "saved." Sanctification begins at salvation (sanctification means "being set apart") and is the process by which God makes us more like Christ in practice. Of course, this process is not instantaneous and continues throughout the life of the believer. Both are works of God, and one is not sanctified without first being justified. Nor is anyone truly justified who under ordinary circumstances does not eventually exhibit the fruits of sanctification. The two go hand in hand, but are different things. Sanctification will be complete once we stand before Christ. |