sanctified by faith (part 2)

Just to be clear - the majority of the thought behind this series of posts comes from Tim Chester's book You Can Change. It's a great read and I totally recommend it!

Justification and Sanctification are two words and ideas that are often used together, and perhaps sometimes the lines between the two can be a little blurry. While Chester does a good job of defining both, he appropriately makes sure that we don't try to completely separate the two.

"...we shouldn't separate justification and sanctification. They're joined together so that santification follows where justification leads. Underlying both is our union with Christ by faith. We are justified because we're united to Christ, the Righteous One."

Page 56

Our faith in Jesus' total life and death sacrifice on our behalf is what justifies us in God's sight as well as what sanctifies us. It is truly by faith in what Christ has done and by no other means.

"For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous."

Romans 5:19

Is our faith in your own obedience? Is our faith in your own righteousness? In my head I know the answer to these questions, but sometimes I have to stop and ask myself if my actions show this to be true.