- Justification - That step in which I accept Jesus who is the Christ as my personal Savior. Through this I have a saving relationship with God. Because of this my personal sins of omission and commission, past, present and future are are all absolved.
- Sanctification - That step which occurs after "Justification" in which the Holy Spirit helps me to become more like Jesus in all that I think and do. It is a process that will continue until I die.
- Glorification - That step which occurs when I go to spend eternity with my Lord, Jesus who is the Christ. At that point, I truly become like him and am finally sin free. Wonderful!
This is about my Christian journey. Hopefully it will be useful and thought provoking to family and friends.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Justification, Sanctification and Glorification
Some time ago in our Sunday School Class we were studying the Apostle Paul's Letter to the Romans. During this I discovered something significant for me. There are three words which I have heard used many times, but I never looked in depth at their definitions. They are "Justification", "Sanctification", and Glorification". After reading many folks definitions I have made my personal definitions. They are: