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NASB | Hebrews 12:14 ¶ Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 12:14 ¶ Continually pursue peace with everyone, and the sanctification without which no one will [ever] see the Lord. |
Subject: Puritan Pursuit of Holiness |
Bible Note: Today some folks are making some slanderous statements agains our forebears. That's easy to do because they can't rise up to their own defense. So here I will let them speak. They were accused of having abandonded God's holiness for easy believism, for exchanging good for evil. Hear the Puritans speak for themselves on the pursuit of holiness. Judge them by their words, not by someone who resists even the mention of their name. "The Puritan classic definition of sanctification is well known; we find it in The Westminster Shorter Catechism, questions 35 and 36: "What is Sanctification? Sanctification is the 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. "What are the benefits which in this life do accompany or flow from justification, adoption and sanctification? The benefits which in this life do accompany or flow from justification, adoption and sanctification are: * assurance of God’s love * peace of conscience * joy in the Holy Ghost * increase of grace * and perseverance therein to the end." From these two questions it is obvious that sanctification in the Puritan mind encompasses all Christian living — the entire process of being conformed to the image of Jesus Christ. It is a process which begins at the moment of the new birth, and presses on throughout the entire life of the believer until his last breath. The Puritans wanted to see people growing up into strong assurance of God’s love, great peace of conscience, and authentic joy in the Holy Spirit. They said that the way to receive these blessings is through Spirit-worked sanctification. They advised their people: If you don’t seek sanctification, you not only dishonor God, but you also impoverish your own spiritual life." In Him, Doc |
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