During our Christian faith walk one of our many goals is to reach entire sanctification, and to achieve a holy lifestyle of living. When we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, the Holy Spirit is imparted into us, and we become a new creation. Therefore, the Holy Spirit is the one who God has given us to rely on to learn how to be perfected in love, and to teach us how to live a holy life. Entire sanctification is the perfection of our love for God” (Powell, 2008, pp. 249), and “the cleansing of the heart of all sin” (Case, 2000, pp. 75). When Christians have achieved entire sanctification, there are no sinful or lustful thoughts or actions, and the heart is only filled with the Holy Spirit (Case, 2000, pp. 75). When believers of …show more content…
God’s love is an act of His goodness (Packer, 1973, pp. 123). When we are called out of darkness into the Lord’s marvelous light (1Peter 2:9), there is a process of suffering we must experience. Suffering for each Christian is different, some experience physical or emotional pain, loss of material goods or social status to name a few. Enduring the suffering is a part of answering God’s call to become a new creation in Christ, and abandoning being a part of the sins of the world. As we mature in God’s love, we reach a level of repentance that maybe painful. We are drawing closer to God, because we become more aware of our sins, but it keeps us humble and being aware of our shortcomings consistently decreases the space between us and God, and we are able to live a holy life (Powell, 2008, pp. 256-257). Finally, Christians must be aware that being perfected in love and living a holy life does not keep us from sin or temptation, and does not mean the end of our finitude. Through sanctification we overcome the power of sin, but we do not entirely escape the corruption of sin (Powell, 2008, pp. 254-255). Therefore, may we stay connected and allow the Holy Spirit to continue to pour out God’s Spirit upon us, and may we remember that “everything that takes place in our lives is an act of God’s love for us, and has come to further us along in God’s purpose for us (Packer, 1973, pp.
“He said not:Thou shalt not be tempested, thou shalt not be travailed, thou shalt not be afflicted Thou shalt not be overcome” (144). Although as St. Julian reported, “As long as we be meddling with any part of sin we shall never see clearly the Blissful Countenance of our Lord” (149). It is important to stay clear of any sin and to flee from it when we find it creeping into our lives. “Though we be highly lifted up into contemplation by the special gift of our Lord, yet it is needful to us to have knowledge and sight of our sin and our feebleness”
As we develop a closer relationship with Christ we are to end up more mindful of His Holiness.
The Spirit helps us implore (Romans 8:26-27). He gives us new life (John 3:3-6). He is our consoler, and he helps us comprehend God's statement (John 14:26). He lifts up Christ (John 15:26). He convicts us of wrongdoing (John 16:7-11). He helps us to live holy lives (Romans 15:16). He gives us love, happiness, peace, tolerance, thoughtfulness, goodness, faithfulness, tenderness and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23). He helps us share our confidence (Acts 1:8). What's more, he lives inside us (Romans
... people must cleanse themselves to the best possible levels and try practicing the sinless good, without forgetting the history of their struggles, failures, and encouraging the poor and unfortunate into fighting on.
Christianity has quickly begun to lose its true meaning throughout the years. It’s when people use words like love and morals and common sense—they just don’t have the same meaning as they once did all those years ago. Christianity though, unlike the previously stated words, has been modernized in such ways that we have deceivingly altered things such as “The Ten Commandments” to foolishly fit our desired lifestyles. We have begun a modernization of Christianity I like to refer to as, Twenty-First Century Christianity.
Now that we have established the Spirit as a person, how does He play a personal role in our lives and what is His role in the Trinity? When we are faced with trials and di...
Sanctification is the process of being made Holy. In the process of being made holy, the life of the believer is changing. The believer begins to slowly and painfully (mentally, Romans 12:2) go from living of the flesh, to living a life of the spirit. The process of being made Holy comes at the work of justification, the works of Jesus Christ. We can only produce what is Holy, by allowing what is Holy (Jesus Christ) to change our lives (1 Corinthians 1:30) salvation, than after salvation God immediately begins to work to change our lives so that we can represent Him. Looking into the Old Testament and New Testament, we can see the major emphasis on the works of sanctification on the God's children lives.
As the tile implies, the book Five Views on Sanctification aims to discuss the different views that Protestants have in regards to an important doctrine of the church - Sanctification. Generally, Protestants recognize the need to draw closer to God and to live a sanctified and holy life. However, the different Protestant groups differ on how to draw closer to God. Some of these differing views are: How sanctification occurs? Is sanctification instantaneous or progressive? Is there a need for a second blessing? What is God’s role and man’s responsibility in sanctification? Is there a cure for spiritual failure?
One of the important aspects Christianity is sanctification. Christians desire to be sanctified by reading the Bible, praying, and obeying God’s Word. Then, what is the correct meaning of sanctification? The word “sanctification” contains a meaning of “becoming holy.” Moreover, it is given by God, who is holy, to His people to be set apart from worldliness.
The Christian tradition is haunted by a significant mark: Suffering. The question that arises from this suffering is if God is the omnipitous being that Christians believe Him to be, why would He let His people, whom he loves, suffer great pains and horrible deaths? According to premises derived from theologians and followers of the Bible, God is "all loving". If that is true, then God would not want His people to suffer, but by just looking around us we see that suffering, in fact, is happening. If there is suffering going on that God does not want, then He would be able to stop that suffering since He also believed to be "all powerful", yet suffering still goes on. Why? Hopefully by the end of this paper I will be able to answer that for myself.
Humans experience three types of love in their lives: eros, philos, and agape. Eros love is conditional, like the love we experience for our favorite foods or TV shows. Philos love is conditional still, but deeper; the love we experience with our friends and family is philos. Agape love unconditional and everlasting; agape love is the love that devours. Humans cannot exhibit agape love for anything or anyone, but rather, only God can. God shows us agape love through Jesus’ crucifixion for our redemption. By sacrificing His one and only Son, God has freed humanity from sin. What about those that still sin? Does God truly love everyone with such unconditionality, or is His agape love reserved for an elite few? God’s love is indeed for everyone,
As Christians, we try to think that since we are saved we are living a life like Christ but, we are missing the key points of living. In the book, “The Spirit of the Disciplines” author, Dallas Willard emphasizes the spiritual disciplines of our lives and to live like Jesus did. He mentions how the people of the world are missing the disciplines that are set for them in their lives. In Genesis 1:27, “So God created man in his own image.” We are the people of the Lord and must do works to please our God it is a way to show our gratitude for all he has done for us. We are placed on this earth to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever. Based off religion, we are negatively defined as sinners and broken people while science
Paul tells us to “fight the good fight of faith” (Tim. 6:12). We must not hold on to unbelief. When we give ourselve...
A belief in God is relevant in our world today based on a number of reasons. Through God, human beings get direction on how to conduct themselves in the world. The word of God enlightens humans on evil, unjust, and worthless actions that they at times fail to acknowledge in both their conscious and unconscious states. God castigates the evil that man embraces. God does not dictate evil on man; however, man is the author of his own evil deeds. God is necessary in the modern world as a representation of good deeds. He directs people to follow a proper and fruitful path that leads people to their freedom. Freedom of a human being should not infringe other people’s rights. God provides a guideline on how to operate without infringing other people’s rights. To ascertain justly means of operation, God promises punishment on individuals who break the law (Hatina 29). In the absence of these measures, human beings behave within the scope of
As I sit out here alone on my back porch, sipping on my coffee and reflecting on this wondrous day, I look out at the beauty God created for His children to enjoy. This world is so beautiful and mystifying. How can anyone not believe in God after living in such a exquisite world? If I believe that God is the Creator of all things, I move myself from the center of my universe and see God as the most important being (Phillips, Brown, and Stonestreet, Page 10). Without God in our lives, we allow evil and ugliness into our hearts. Living my life filled with truth, love, honesty and compassion are the characteristics I will continue to pride myself on throughout the remainder of my life.