Friday, July 22, 2011

welcome

Last night’s study was very beneficial in aiding our understanding of Sanctification. "Sanctification" being the work of God’s free grace that renews the whole man after his image and enables him to die unto sin and live unto righteousness more and more each day. We discussed questions about Sanctification like “are there two types of Christians… those who are spiritual and those who are not?” We also discussed the theology behind a “let go and let God” mentality. There are two errors we have to avoid: (1) That we let go and let God. By “letting go” we are releasing ourselves from “working out our salvation with fear and trembling.” (2) The opinion that God’s favor can be earned by human works. To have a healthy balance we must remember that God is doing the work in us. However, we cannot forget our calling to mortify the deeds of the flesh, die to sin, and live in loving obedience unto God. Sanctification should drive us to humility rather than haughtiness. “Be killing sin or it will be killing you.” –John Owen

Looking forward to many, many more Thursday nights with the college students of this community.

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