Sanctification: What is it and why should we care?

[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/6″][vc_column_text] 2Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. 3And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure. 4Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. 5You know that he appeared in order

The Transformative Power of Justification

[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/6″][vc_column_text]“Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” – Romans 5:1   For those of us with faith in Christ Jesus, this revelation should reduce us to joyful weeping. Such potent words as justified, faith and peace are so often used in Scripture that we are prone to overlook some of their implications and significance. Let us examine this