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Bro. Bill · 06-06-2022, 06:08 AM

We Live by Faith
The life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (Galatians 2:20)
Faith is a perfect fit with God’s future grace. It corresponds to the freedom and all-sufficiency of grace. And it calls attention to the glorious trustworthiness of God.
One of the important implications of this conclusion is that the faith that justifies and the faith that sanctifies are not two different kinds of faith. “Sanctify” simply means to make holy or to transform into Christlikeness. It is all by grace.
Therefore, it must also be through faith. For faith is the act of the soul that connects with grace, and receives it, and channels it as the power of obedience, and guards grace from being nullified through human boasting.
Paul makes this connection between faith and sanctification explicit in Galatians 2:20 (“I live by faith”). Sanctification is by the Spirit and by faith. Which is another way of saying that it is by grace and by faith. The Spirit is “the Spirit of grace” (Hebrews 10:29). God’s way of making us holy is by the Spirit; but the Spirit works through faith in the gospel.
The simple reason why the faith that justifies is also the faith that sanctifies is that both justification and sanctification are the work of sovereign grace. And it’s faith that corresponds to grace. Justification and sanctification are not the same kind of work (justification is the imputation of righteousness; sanctification is the impartation of righteousness), but they are both works of grace. Sanctification and justification are “grace upon grace” (John 1:16).
The human corollary of God’s free grace is faith. If both justification and sanctification are works of grace, it is natural that they would both be by faith.
Solid Joy Ministries

BBBGP · 06-06-2022, 07:09 AM

Thank you Bro. Bill

Gumbo Man · 06-06-2022, 07:20 AM

Amen Bro. Bill

Texas Grown · 06-06-2022, 11:10 AM

AMEN! Justification and sanctification, the two parts of the gospel.

The fish are biting, and there's hogs to be kill-t. Gotta go!

fbchunter · 06-06-2022, 01:11 PM

Amen

Bro. Bill · 06-06-2022, 01:35 PM

Up

CassCounty · 06-06-2022, 09:29 PM

Great message. Thank You for posting!!

Aggiehunter08 · 06-06-2022, 09:33 PM

Amen

Mtltx · 06-06-2022, 09:34 PM

Thanks Bro. Bill

Mertzon Man · 06-06-2022, 10:20 PM

Amen!

HCGedge3 · 06-06-2022, 10:27 PM

Thanks for sharing! AMEN!!!

06-06-2022, 06:08 AM	#1
Bro. Bill Pope & Young Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Cypress Texas Hunt In: Hill country	We Live By Faith We Live by Faith The life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (Galatians 2:20) Faith is a perfect fit with God’s future grace. It corresponds to the freedom and all-sufficiency of grace. And it calls attention to the glorious trustworthiness of God. One of the important implications of this conclusion is that the faith that justifies and the faith that sanctifies are not two different kinds of faith. “Sanctify” simply means to make holy or to transform into Christlikeness. It is all by grace. Therefore, it must also be through faith. For faith is the act of the soul that connects with grace, and receives it, and channels it as the power of obedience, and guards grace from being nullified through human boasting. Paul makes this connection between faith and sanctification explicit in Galatians 2:20 (“I live by faith”). Sanctification is by the Spirit and by faith. Which is another way of saying that it is by grace and by faith. The Spirit is “the Spirit of grace” (Hebrews 10:29). God’s way of making us holy is by the Spirit; but the Spirit works through faith in the gospel. The simple reason why the faith that justifies is also the faith that sanctifies is that both justification and sanctification are the work of sovereign grace. And it’s faith that corresponds to grace. Justification and sanctification are not the same kind of work (justification is the imputation of righteousness; sanctification is the impartation of righteousness), but they are both works of grace. Sanctification and justification are “grace upon grace” (John 1:16). The human corollary of God’s free grace is faith. If both justification and sanctification are works of grace, it is natural that they would both be by faith. Solid Joy Ministries

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06-06-2022, 07:09 AM	#2
BBBGP Ten Point Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Houston Hunt In: Bee Co.	Thank you Bro. Bill

06-06-2022, 07:20 AM	#3
Gumbo Man Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Livingston Texas Hunt In: Between Onalaska and Groveton	Amen Bro. Bill

06-06-2022, 11:10 AM	#4
Texas Grown Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Burleson, Texas	AMEN! Justification and sanctification, the two parts of the gospel. The fish are biting, and there's hogs to be kill-t. Gotta go!

06-06-2022, 01:11 PM	#5
fbchunter Ten Point Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Thompsons Hunt In: Thompsons	Amen

06-06-2022, 01:35 PM	#6
Bro. Bill Pope & Young Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Cypress Texas Hunt In: Hill country	Up

06-06-2022, 09:29 PM	#7
CassCounty Eight Point Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: CassCounty Hunt In: CassCounty	Great message. Thank You for posting!!

06-06-2022, 09:33 PM	#8
Aggiehunter08 Pope & Young Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: West Texas Hunt In: The World	Amen

06-06-2022, 09:34 PM	#9
Mtltx Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Liberty Hill, Tx Hunt In: Hill country	Thanks Bro. Bill

06-06-2022, 10:20 PM	#10
Mertzon Man Pope & Young Join Date: Jul 2012	Amen!

06-06-2022, 10:27 PM	#11
HCGedge3 Ten Point Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Tuttle, OK Hunt In: Shackelford County TX	Thanks for sharing! AMEN!!!