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WHAT WE

TEACH
THE PRIMARY
DOCTRINES OF
THE CHRISTIAN
FAITH
WHAT WE TEACH
THE HOLY
GOD MAN SALVATION
SCRIPTURES

WHAT IS MEANS
LAST THINGS
CHURCH ANGELS TO BE A
(ESCHATOLOGY)
CHRISTIAN
THE HOLY SCRIPTURE
• THE BIBLE IS GOD’S WRITTEN REVELATION TO MAN, THUS THE 66
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE GIVEN TO US BY THE HOLY SPIRIT
CONSTITUTE THE PLENARY WORD OF GOD.
1 CORINTHIANS 2:7-14
2 PETER 1:20-21
• THE WORD OF GOD IS AN OBJECTIVE, PROPOSITIONAL REVELATION
1 THESSALONIANS 2:13
• VERBALLY INSPIRED IN EVERY WORD, ABSOLUTELY INERRANT IN
THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS, INFALLIBLE AND GOD-BREATHED
2 TIMOTHY 3:16
THE HOLY SCRIPTURE
• WE TEACH THE LITERAL, GRAMMATICAL-HISTORICAL
INTERPRETATION WHICH AFFIRMS THE BELIEF THAT THE
OPENING CHAPTERS PRESENT CREATION IN 6 LITERAL DAYS.
GENESIS 1:31 EXODUS 31:17
• WE TEACH THAT THE BIBLE THE ONLY INFALLIBLE RULE OF
FAITH AND PRACTICE.
MATTHEW 5:18 MATTHEW 24:35 JOHN 10:35
1 CORINTHIANS 2:13 2 TIMOTHY 3:15-17
HEBREWS 4:12
THE HOLY SCRIPTURE
• WE TEACH THAT GOD SPOKE IN HIS WRITTEN WORD BY A
PROCESS OF DUAL AUTHORSHIP. THE HOLY SPIRIT
SUPERINTENDED THE HUMAN AUTHORS THAT THROUGH THEIR
INDIVIDUAL PERSONALITIES AND DIFFERENT STYLES OF
WRITING, THEY COMPOSED AND RECORDED GOD’S WORD TO
MAN WITHOUT ERROR IN THE WHOLE OR IN THE PART.
MATTHEW 5:18 2 TIMOTHY 3:16
THE HOLY SCRIPTURE
• WE TEACH THAT THERE MAY BE SEVERAL
APPLICATIONS OF ANY GIVEN PASSAGE OF SCRIPTURE
THERE IS BUT ONE TRUE INTERPRETATION. IT IS THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF BELIEVERS TO ASCERTAIN
CAREFULLY THE TRUE INTENT AND MEANING OF THE
SCRIPTURE. THE TRUTH OF THE SCRIPTURE STANDS IN
JUDGMENT OF MEN, NEVER DO MEN STAND IN
JUDGMENT OF IT.
JOHN 7:17 ; JOHN 16:12-15 1 COR. 2:7-15 1 JOHN 2:20
GOD
• We teach that there is but one living and true God (
Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 45:5-7; 1 Corinthians 8:4), an
infinite, all knowing Spirit (John 4:24), perfect in all His
attributes, one in essence, eternally existing in three
Persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19;
2 Corinthians 13:14)—each equally deserving worship and
obedience.
GOD THE FATHER
• We teach that God the Father, the first Person of the Trinity,
orders and disposes all things according to His own purpose
and grace (Psalm 145:8-9; 1 Corinthians 8:6)
• He is the Creator of all things (Genesis 1:1-31; Ephesians 3:9)
• As the only absolute and omnipotent Ruler in the universe, He is
sovereign in creation, providence, and redemption (Psalm 103:19;
Romans 11:36)
GOD THE FATHER
His fatherhood involves both His designation within the Trinity and His
relationship with mankind:

• As Creator He is Father to all men (Ephesians 4:6),


• But He is spiritual Father only to believers (Romans 8:14;
2 Corinthians 6:18)
GOD THE FATHER
• He has decreed for His own glory all things that come to pass (
Ephesians 1:11)
• He continually upholds, directs, and governs all creatures and events
(1 Chronicles 29:11
• He is neither author nor approver of sin (Habakkuk 1:13;
John 8:38-47)
• He does not abridge the accountability of moral, intelligent
creatures (1 Peter 1:17)
GOD THE FATHER
• He has graciously chosen from eternity past those whom He would
have as His own (Ephesians 1:4-6)

• He saves from sin all who come to Him through Jesus Christ; He
adopts as his own all those who come to Him; and He becomes,
upon adoption, Father to His own (John 1:12; Romans 8:15;
Galatians 4:5; Hebrews 12:5-9).
GOD THE SON
• We teach that Jesus Christ, the second Person of the Trinity, possesses all
the divine excellencies, and in these He is coequal, consubstantial, and
coeternal with the Father (John 10:30; 14:9).

• We teach that God the Father created according to His own will, through
His Son, Jesus Christ, by whom all things continue in existence and in
operation (John 1:3; Colossians 1:15-17; Hebrews 1:2).
GOD THE SON
• We teach that in the incarnation the eternal Son, the second Person
of the Trinity, without altering His divine nature or surrendering
any of the divine attributes, made Himself of no reputation by
taking on a full human nature consubstantial with our own, yet
without sin (Philippians 2:5-8; Hebrews 4:15; 7:26).
GOD THE SON
We teach that He was conceived by the Holy Spirit
in the womb of the virgin Mary (Luke 1:35) and
thus born of a woman (Galatians 4:4-5), so that two
whole, perfect, and distinct natures, the divine and
the human, were joined together in one person,
without confusion, change, division, or separation.
He is therefore very God and very man, yet one
Christ, the only mediator between God and man.
GOD THE SON
• We teach that in His incarnation, Christ fully possessed
His divine nature, attributes, and prerogatives (
Colossians 2:9; cf. Luke 5:18-26; John 16:30; 20:28).

• However, in the state of His humiliation, He did not


always fully express the glories of His majesty, concealing
them behind the veil of His genuine humanity (
Matthew 17:2; Mark 13:32; Philippians 2:5-8).
GOD THE SON
• According to His human nature, He acts in submission to the
Father (John 4:34; 5:19, 30; 6:38) by the power of Holy Spirit (
Isaiah 42:1; Matthew 12:28; Luke 4:1, 14),

• while, according to His divine nature, He acts by His authority


and power as the eternal Son (John 1:14; cf. 2:11; 10:37–38;
14:10–11).
GOD THE SON
We teach that our Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our
redemption through the shedding of His blood and
sacrificial death on the cross and that His death was
voluntary, vicarious, substitutionary, propitiatory, and
redemptive (John 10:15; Romans 3:24-25; 5:8;
1 Peter 2:24).
GOD THE SON
We teach that our justification is made sure by His
literal, physical resurrection from the dead and that
He is now ascended to the right hand of the Father,
where He now mediates as our Advocate and High
Priest .
(Matthew 28:6; Luke 24:38-39; Acts 2:30-31;
Romans 4:25; 8:34; Hebrews 7:25; 9:24; 1 John 2:1
).
GOD THE SON
We teach that in the resurrection of Jesus Christ from
the grave, God confirmed the deity of His Son and
gave proof that God has accepted the atoning work
of Christ on the cross. Jesus’ bodily resurrection is
also the guarantee of a future resurrection life for all
believers
(John 5:26-29; 14:19; Romans 1:4; 4:25; 6:5-10;
1 Corinthians 15:20, 23).
GOD THE SON
We teach that Jesus Christ will return to receive the
church, which is His Body, unto Himself at the
rapture, and returning with His church in glory, will
establish His millennial kingdom on earth
(Acts 1:9-11; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18;
Revelation 20).
GOD THE SON
We teach that the Lord Jesus Christ is the One
through whom God will judge all mankind
(John 5:22-23):

o Believers (1 Corinthians 3:10-15;


2 Corinthians 5:10)

o Living inhabitants of the earth at His glorious return (


Matthew 25:31-46)
GOD THE SON
We teach that the Lord Jesus Christ is the One
through whom God will judge all mankind
(John 5:22-23):

o Unbelieving dead at the Great White Throne (


Revelation 20:11-15)

o As the Mediator between God and man (1 Timothy 2:5))


GOD THE SON
o the Head of His Body the church (
Ephesians 1:22; Ephesians 5:23; Colossians 1:18),

o the coming universal King, who will reign on the throne of


David (Isaiah 9:6; Luke 1:31-33)

o He is the final Judge of all who fail to place their trust in


Him as Lord and Savior
(Matthew 25:14-46; Acts 17:30-31).
GOD THE SON
o We teach that on the basis of the efficacy of the death of our
Lord Jesus Christ, the believing sinner is freed from the
punishment, the penalty, the power, and one day the very
presence of sin; and that he is declared righteous, given eternal
life, and adopted into the family of God

(Romans 3:25; 5:8-9; 2 Corinthians 5:14-15; 1 Peter 2:24; 3:18).


GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT
WE TEACH THAT HOLY SPIRIT is a divine Person, eternal, underived,
possessing all the attributes of personality and deity including

A. INTELLECT (1 Corinthians 2:10-13),


B. EMOTIONS (Ephesians 4:30)
C. WILL (1 Corinthians 12:11)
D. ETERNALITY (Hebrews 9:14)
E. OMNIPRESENCE (Psalm 139:7-10)
F. OMNICIENCE (Isaiah 40:13-14)
G. OMNIPOTENCE (Romans 15:13)
H. TRUTHFULNESS (John 16:13)
GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT
IN ALL THE DIVINE ATTRIBUTES HE IS COEQUAL AND
CONSUBSTANTIAL WITH THE FATHER AND THE SON.

MATTHEW 28:19
ACTS 5:3-4 28:25-26
1 CORINTHIANS 12:4-6
2 CORINTHIANS 13:14
JEREMIAH 31:31-34
HEBREWS 10:15-17
GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT
WE TEACH THAT IT IS THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT TO
EXECUTE THE DIVINE WILL WITH RELATION TO MANKIND:

HIS SOVEREIGN ACTIVITY IN CREATION (GEN. 1:2)


THE INCARNATION (MATT. 1:18)
THE WRITTEN REVELATION (2 PETER 1:20-21)
THE WORK OF SALVATION (JOHN 3:5-7)
GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT
WE TEACH THAT THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THIS
AGE BEGAN AT PENTECOST WHEN HE CAME FROM THE
FATHER:

 AS PROMISED BY CHRIST (JOHN 14:16-17)


 TO INITIATE AND COMPLETE THE BUILDING OF THE
BODY OF CHRIST HIS CHURCH (1 COR. 12:13)
GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT
THE BROAD SCOPE OF HIS DIVINE ACTIVITY INCLUDES:

 CONVICTING THE WORLD OF SIN, OF RIGHTEOUSNESS


AND OF JUDGMENT (JOHN 16:7-9)
 GLORIFYING THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND
TRANSFORMING BELIEVERS INTO THE IMAGE OF CHRIST
(2 COR. 3:18, EPHESIANS 2:22)
GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT
WE TEACH THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THE SUPERNATURAL
AND SOVEREIGN AGENT IN REGENERATION:

 BAPTIZING ALL BELIEVERS INTO THE BODY OF CHRIST


(1 COR.12:13)
 HE INDWELLS, SANCTIFIES, INSTRUCTS, EMPOWERS THEM FOR
SERVICE AND SEALS THEM UNTO THE DAY OF REDEMPTION
(ROMANS 8:9 ; 2 COR. 3:6; EPHESIANS 1:13)
GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT
WE TEACH THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THE DIVINE
TEACHER:

 THE PROPHETS AND APOSTLES INTO ALL TRUTH AS THEY


COMMITTED TO WRITING GOD’S REVELATION (BIBLE)
(2 PETER 1:19-21)
 EVERY BELIEVER POSSESSES THE INDWELLING PRESENCE OF
THE HOLY SPIRIT FROM THE MOMENT OF SALVATION. BEING
FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT MEANS YOU ARE CONTROLLED BY THE
HOLY SPIRIT.
(JOHN 16:13; ROMANS 8:9, EPH 5:18, 1 JOHN 2:20 , 27)
GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT
WE TEACH THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THE DIVINE
TEACHER:

 THE PROPHETS AND APOSTLES INTO ALL TRUTH AS THEY


COMMITTED TO WRITING GOD’S REVELATION (BIBLE)
(2 PETER 1:19-21)
 EVERY BELIEVER POSSESSES THE INDWELLING PRESENCE OF
THE HOLY SPIRIT FROM THE MOMENT OF SALVATION. BEING
FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT MEANS THAT YOUR LIFE SHOULD BE
CONTROLLED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT.
(JOHN 16:13; ROMANS 8:9, EPH 5:18, 1 JOHN 2:20 , 27)
GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT
The Holy Spirit administers spiritual gifts to the Church, but
He does not glorify Himself or His gifts through flashy
displays; Rather, He magnifies Christ by carrying out His
work of restoring the lost and edifying believers in the Most
Holy Faith.

(JOHN 16:13-14 ; ACTS 1:8 , 1 COR 12:4-11 2 COR. 3:18)


GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT
Speaking in tongues and the working of sign miracles in the early
days of the church were meant to point to and authenticate the
apostles as revealers of divine truth and were never intended to be
characteristics of the lives of believers. We teach in respect that God
the Holy Spirit is sovereign in the bestowing of all His gifts for the
perfection of the saints today.

1 COR 12:4-11 ; 1 COR 13:8-10 ; 2 COR 12:12;


EPH 4:7:12; HEB 2:1-4
MAN
• THIS IS WHAT WE TEACH, God immediately and directly created man in
His likeness. Man was formed with a rational nature, intelligence, volition,
self-determination, and moral obligation to God. He was also made without
sin.
(Genesis 2:7, 15-25; James 3:9).
MAN

• God created man with the idea that he would honor God, enjoy
God's company, spend his life in accordance with God's will, and
thereby fulfill God's purpose for man in the world
(Isaiah 43:7; Colossians 1:16; Revelation 4:11).
MAN
The disobedience of Adam to God's revealed will and Word resulted in
losing his innocence, incurring the penalty of spiritual and physical
death, coming under the wrath of God, becoming naturally corrupt,
and being completely unable to choose or act in a way that is
acceptable to God without the help of divine grace. Man is completely
lost because he lacks the ability to regain himself. As a result, the
salvation of man is entirely the result of God's grace via the atoning
work of our Lord Jesus Christ.
(Genesis 2:16-17; 3:1-19; John 3:36; Romans 3:23; 6:23;

1 Cor 2:14; Ephesians 2:1-3; 1 Timothy 2:13-14; 1 John 1:8).


MAN
We that teach that because all men descended from Adam, they all possess a corrupted nature brought about by Adam's sin, with Jesus Christ standing as the lone exception. Therefore, all men are sinners by nature, by will, and by divine pronouncement.
Psalm 14:1-3, Jeremiah 17:9, Romans 3:9-18, 23 and 5:10–12
SALVATION
WE TEACH THAT SALVATION IS WHOLLY OF GOD BY GRACE ON THE
BASIS OF THE REDEMPTION OF JESUS CHRIST, THE MERIT OF HIS
SHED BLOOD, AND NOT ON THE BASIS OF HUMAN MERIT OR WORKS
• ALL WHO DID RECEIVE HIM, WHO BELIEVED IN HIS NAME (JOHN
1:12)
• REDEMPTION THROUGH HIS BLOOD (EPHESIANS 1:7)
• FAITH …THIS IS NOT OF YOUR OWN DOING. CREATED IN…FOR GOOD
WORKS (EPHESIANS 2:8-10)
• RANSOMED…BY THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF JESUS (1 PETER 1:18-19)
THE NEED FOR ASSURANCE
EVERY TRUE CHRISTIAN SHOULD ENJOY THE REALITY OF SALVATION
1. MAKE YOUR CALLING AND ELECTION SURE. (2 PETER 1:5-7,10)
THE BELIEVER WHO PURSUES THE SPIRITUAL QUALITIES
MENTIONED IN 2 PET. 1:5-7, GUARANTEES TO HIMSELF BY SPIRITUAL
FRUIT THAT HE WAS CALLED AND CHOSEN BY GOD TO SALVATION.
2. EXAMINE YOURSELVES…FAIL TO MEET THE TEST (2 COR 13:5)
TRUE BELIEVERS WILL SEE THE GLORY OF CHRIST REFLECTED
IN THEIR LIVES WHEN THEY EXAMINE THE GENUINENESS OF THEIR
SALVATION.
IS ASSURANCE OBJECTIVE OR SUBJECTIVE?
A. THE OBJECTIVE BASIS FOR SALVATION IS THE FINISHED WORK OF
JESUS CHRIST ON OUR BEHALF, INCLUDING THE PROMISES OF
SCRIPTURE (2 COR 1:20)
B. THE SUBJECTIVE SUPPORT IS THE ONGOING WORK OF THE HOLY
SPIRIT IN THE LIVES OF THE CHRISTIANS, INCLUDING HIS
CONVICTING & SANCTIFYING MINISTRIES.
ROMANS 15:4 REFERS TO BOTH ASPECTS OF ASSURANCE
WHATEVER WAS WRITTEN IN FORMER DAYS WAS WRITTEN FOR OUR
INSTRUCTION, THAT THROUGH ENDURANCE (SUBJECTIVE) AND THE
ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE SCRIPTURE (OBJECTIVE) WE MIGHT HAVE HOPE.
6 LINKS IN THE CHAIN THAT SECURELY BINDS US TO JESUS CHRIST: ROMANS 5:1-11

1. PEACE WITH GOD - V. 1


2. STANDING IN GRACE - V.2
3. HOPE OF GLORY – V. 2-5
4. THE LOVE OF GOD – V.5-8
5. CERTAINTY OF DELIVERANCE – V. 9-10
6. JOY IN GOD – V. 11
REGENERATION

WE TEACH THAT THE GENUINE REGENERATION IS:


1. The supernatural work of the Holy Spirit by which the divine nature and divine
life are given (John 3:3-7; Titus 3:5)
2. Instantaneous and is accomplished solely by the power of the Holy Spirit
through the instrumentality of the Word of God (John 5:24)
3. Manifested by fruits worthy of repentance as demonstrated in righteous
attitudes and conduct. Good works will be its proper evidence and fruit (
1 Corinthians 6:19-20; Ephesians 2:10)
4. And will be experienced to the extent that the believer submits to the control
of the Holy Spirit in his life through faithful obedience to the Word of God (
Ephesians 5:17-21; Philippians 2:12b; Colossians 3:16; 2 Peter 1:4-10)
REGENERATION

WE TEACH THAT THE GENUINE REGENERATION IS:


• This obedience causes the believer to be increasingly conformed to the image
of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 3:18).
• Such a conformity is climaxed in the believer’s glorification at Christ’s coming (
Romans 8:17; 2 Peter 1:4; 1 John 3:2-3)
ELECTION
* We teach that election is the act of God by which, before the foundation of the
world, He chose in Christ those whom He graciously regenerates, saves, and
sanctifies (Romans 8:28-30; Ephesians 1:4-11; 2 Thessalonians 2:13;
2 Timothy 2:10; 1 Peter 1:1-2).
* We teach that sovereign election does not contradict or negate the
responsibility of man to repent and trust Christ as Savior and Lord
(Ezekiel 18:23, 32; 33:11; John 3:18-19, 36; 5:40; Romans 9:22-23;
2 Thessalonians 2:10-12; Revelation 22:17)
All whom the Father calls to Himself will come in faith and all who come in faith
the Father will receive (John 6:37-40, 44; Acts 13:48; James 4:8).
ELECTION
*We teach that the unmerited favor that God grants to totally depraved sinners is
not related to any initiative of their own part nor to God’s anticipation of what
they might do by their own will, but is solely of His sovereign grace and mercy
(Ephesians 1:4-7; Titus 3:4-7; 1 Peter 1:2).
*We teach that election should not be looked upon as based merely on abstract
sovereignty. God is truly sovereign but He exercises this sovereignty in harmony
with His other attributes, especially His omniscience, justice, holiness, wisdom,
grace, and love (Romans 9:11-16). This sovereignty will always exalt the will of
God in a manner totally consistent with His character as revealed in the life of our
Lord Jesus Christ (Matthew 11:25-28; 2 Timothy 1:9).
JUSTIFICATION

*We teach that justification before God is an act of God (Rom. 8:33) by which He
declares righteous those who, through faith in Christ, repent of their sins (Luke
13:3; Acts 2:38; Acts 3:19; Acts 11:18; Rom 2:4; 2 Co 7:10; Isa 55:6-7) and
confess Him as sovereign Lord (Rom 10:9-10; 1 Cor 12:3; 2 Cor 4:5; Phil 2:11).
This righteousness is apart from any virtue or work of man (Rom 3:20; Rom 4:6)
and involves the imputation of our sins to Christ (Col 2:14; 1 Pet 2:24) and the
imputation of Christ’s righteousness to us (1 Cor 1:30, 2 Cor 5:21) . By this
means God is enabled to “be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in
Jesus (Rom 3:26)
THE FORENSIC REALITIES THAT FLOW OUT OF JUSTIFICATION:

*WE ARE ADOPTED AS SONS AND DAUGHTERS (ROM 8:15)


*WE BECOME FELLOW-HEIRS WITH CHRIST (ROM 8:17)
*WE ARE UNITED WITH CHRIST SO THAT WE BECOME ONE WITH HIM
(1 COR. 6:17) “IN CHRIST” (GAL. 3:27) AND HE IN US (COL 1:27)
SANCTIFICATION
*We teach that every believer is sanctified (set apart) unto God by justification
and is therefore declared to be holy and is therefore identified as a saint.
TO BE SET APART IS TRANSLATED AS HOLINESS. SANCTIFICATION IS THE
LORD’S PROCESS OF SEPARATING US FROM SIN AND SETTING US APART FOR
HOLINESS.
WHAT IS SANCTIFICATION?
THE PROCESS OF SPIRITUAL GROWTH IS CALLED SANCTIFICATION. IT IS A
VITAL PART OF EVERY BELIEVER’S LIFE. IT IS NOT SIMPLY FEELING CLOSER TO
GOD OR EXPERIENCING HIS PRESENCE. IT IS THE PROCESS OF GOD’S
TRANSFORMING WORK IN YOUR LIFE.
(1 THESSALONIANS 5:23-24)
SANCTIFICATION
HOW JUSTIFICATION AND SANCTIFICATION DIFFER
JUSTIFICATION IMPUTES CHRIST’S RIGHTEOUSNESS TO THE SINNER’S
ACCOUNT (ROMANS 4:11B)
SANCTIFICATION IMPARTS RIGHTEOUSNESS TKO THE SINNER
PERSONALLY AND PRACTICALLY (ROMANS 6:1-7 ; ROMANS 8:11-14)
JUSTIFICATION TAKES PLACE OUTSIDE SINNERS AND CHANGES THEIR
STANDING (ROMANS 5:1-2)
SANCTIFICATION IS INTERNAL AND CHANGES THE BELIEVER’S STATE
(ROMANS 6:19)
JUSTICATION IS AN EVENT, SANCTIFICATION IS A PROCESS.
SANCTIFICATION
WHAT IS SANCTIFICATION (AND WHAT IT IS NOT?)
TRUE SANCTIFICATION ACCORDING TO SCRIPTURE:
• IS THE PROCESS OF GOD’S TRANSFORMING WORK IN A LIFE OF A
BELIEVER.
• IS THE LORD’S PROCESS OF SEPARATING US FROM SIN AND SETTING
US APART FOR HOLINESS.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:23-24
PAUL’S PRAYER IS THAT THE LORD WOULD BRING ABOUT THAT
TRANSFORMATION IN THE LIVES OF THESSALONIAN BELIEVERS- A
LIFE WOULD REFLECT A DECREASING FREQUENCY OF SIN AND AN
INCREASING FREQUENCY OF HOLINESS.
SANCTIFICATION
WHAT IS SANCTIFICATION (AND WHAT IT IS NOT?)

SANCTIFICATION IS THE FRUIT OF SALVATION. IT’S THE


TRANSFORMING PROCESS BY WHICH GOD’S PEOPLE SHED THEIR PAST
SINFULNESS AND GROW TO REFLECT HIS HOLINESS.
ROMANS 6:12-13 , 17-18
NOTE: TRANFORMATION IS NOT PROMPTED OR FUELED BY FEELINGS,
EMOTIONS OR SUBJECTIVE SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES.

IF YOU TRULY BELONG TO GOD, YOU’RE UNDERGOING THE PROCESS OF


SANCTIFICATION RIGHT NOW.

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