God With Us: Early Letters, Week 15
Growing as a Child of God (Sanctification)
Forgiveness of all my sins, past, present and future and being made right with God by an act of His love and mercy – that’s amazing grace! That’s how a person becomes a child of God. That's what we covered in last week's message on Revisiting Romans 1-5.
But what about growing as a child of God? What about change? What about becoming more like Christ? Romans 6-8 is the most comprehensive discussion of the doctrine of sanctification found anywhere in the Bible's New Testament. Sanctification is the process by which God “cleanses us” and “grows us” as His forgiven children.
“Justification” deals with our release from sin’s penalty (Romans 1-5). “Sanctification” deals with our release from sin’s power (Romans 6-8). Thus, this is an important section for every child of God on the journey toward spiritual maturity, and what we'll be covering this week.
This message is part of our God With Us series where Pastor Bob walks us through the entire Bible.
