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NASB | Philippians 2:10 so that at the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE WILL BOW, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Philippians 2:10 so that at the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW [in submission], of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, [Is 45:23] |
Bible Question: When and how does sanctification begin for the believer? And what if we stop the process and backslide, can we start over? |
Bible Answer: LJ777- Generally speaking "sanctification"refers to the process through which God makes a believer "holy". I can't say for sure when the process begins but again speaking generally it is safe to say that it is underway at the time a person is saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Of course, if we were to get very detailed and specific (which time and space doesn't allow for here) we can consider that working of God that is occurring prior to that point in time when He ultimately causes our will to agree with His resulting in our being justified in Chirst. Because the process is entirely the work of God, it is not something we can "stop" and "start" over again. That is, God is in complete control of it and sanctification is accomplished independently of our own efforts. Put simply, I can do nothing to make myself holy and neither can I do anything to ultimately frustrate God's decision and working in me to make me holy. Finally though, I do understand the referenced passage, Phil 2:10-16 to suggest that we can frustrate the process when we willfully disobey God; that is to say we can make the process more troublesome for ourselves through disobedience. In verse 12 where Paul commands to "work out your own salvation with fear and trembling" he is careful to explain in the same sentence that it is actually God Himself who is doing the work. The fear and trembling, as I understand it, is the caution to always seek God's will and cooperate with His plan and guidance. Otherwise, we find ourselves out of His will and in need of correction and discipline, Rev 3:19 for example. Try doing a word search in the "Search" box in the upper right of your screen. Try searching topics including "sanctification" and "justification". Hope this was helpful as my lunch break is nearly over. God bless, Jeff |
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