{"id":7363,"date":"2018-06-01T21:24:39","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T21:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aletheiabaptistministries.org\/Blog\/?p=7363"},"modified":"2018-06-04T14:29:51","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T14:29:51","slug":"our-sanctification-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aletheiabaptistministries.org\/Blog\/our-sanctification-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Sanctification, Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

No series on walking with God would be complete without some explanation of the Biblical doctrine of sanctification.\u00a0 The Biblical word comes from the same root word as \u201choliness\u201d and \u201csaints.\u201d\u00a0 It basically means to be set apart.\u00a0 Although sanctification has been discussed and debated as long as the church has been around, there is still much disagreement over its various aspects.\u00a0 Yet there is a larger problem with the doctrine today.\u00a0 Kevin DeYoung, in his book, The\u00a0Hole in Our Holiness<\/i>, says, \u201cThe hole in our holiness is that we don\u2019t really care much about it.\u00a0 Passionate exhortation to pursue gospel-driven holiness is barely heard in most of our churches.\u201d1<\/sup>\u00a0 He adds, \u201cThere are a hundred good things you may be called to pursue as a Christian.\u00a0 All I\u2019m saying is that, according to the Bible, holiness, for every single Christian, should be right at the top of that list.\u201d2<\/sup><\/p>\n

DeYoung is correct, of course, because sanctification is very much a Biblical word and doctrine.\u00a0 Jesus prayed to the Father, \u201cSanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth\u201d (John 17:17).\u00a0 Paul wrote, \u201cFor this is the will of God, even your sanctification\u201d (1 Thes. 4:3).\u00a0 Peter wrote, \u201cBut sanctify the Lord God in your hearts\u201d (1 Pet. 3:15).\u00a0 The writer of Hebrews wrote, \u201cFor both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one\u201d (Heb. 2:11).\u00a0 And Jude opened his epistle with, \u201cto them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called\u201d (Jude 1).<\/p>\n

The Bible sets sanctification in at least three different perspectives (which I will explain more fully later) that have to do with the security of our salvation, the ongoing struggle against sin, and our future complete holiness when we are resurrected.\u00a0 Sanctification must also be understood in the light of our justification, that is, that we are secure in Christ entirely because of His death and resurrection.\u00a0 Whereas we were dead in our sins, now as believers, we have Christ in us and it is only through Him that we have the power to live a victorious Christian life.\u00a0 In fact, our life is actually His life in us.\u00a0 \u201cFor ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God\u201d (Col. 3:3).<\/p>\n

As with any Biblical doctrine that has been taught and practiced in the church for the last two thousand years, there are variations of views as to how this works in us, and there are extremes on the right and left.\u00a0 Most have characterized these extremes as legalism and license and most of us have been accused of being one or the other or both.\u00a0 I have often characterized these two extremes like this:\u00a0 legalism happens when we place too much justification in our sanctification.\u00a0 License happens when we place too much sanctification in our justification.\u00a0 When we practice sanctification we are not in any way adding to our justification which is entirely by the grace of God.\u00a0 But because we are justified by God\u2019s grace and secure in Christ, this does not mean that we do not struggle against sin and strive to live holy lives.\u00a0 The consensus of theological history is that we are justified by grace alone through faith alone without any work of our own.\u00a0 But once we are justified, because we still have a body of flesh and an old nature in Adam, we still sin though not to any detriment to our salvation.<\/p>\n

Though legalism will always exist in various forms, license has become more dangerous in our fast-paced world.\u00a0 In 1985 Erwin Lutzer, then pastor of Moody Memorial Church in Chicago, wrote a book titled, How in the World can I be Holy?<\/i>\u00a0 Responding to the changing morality of that time he wrote, \u201cEven among non-Christians a generation ago, there was more agreement regarding right and wrong, or, at least, between what was considered <\/i>right and wrong.\u00a0 Today, many of these views are being questioned and even rejected. . . . Someone has observed that time is the great sanctifier.\u00a0 The \u2018sin\u2019 of today becomes acceptable tomorrow.\u201d3<\/sup>\u00a0 This is why the doctrine of sanctification must be constantly taught.<\/p>\n

An overview<\/span><\/p>\n

It is not my purpose in this article to become too detailed in the history or even current thought of this doctrine.4<\/sup>\u00a0 Traditionally sanctification has been seen in three modes or aspects.5<\/sup>\u00a0 The past <\/i>aspect of sanctification is the mode in which we are positionally, or judicially, sanctified in Christ Jesus.\u00a0 Notice all the past tenses in reference to sanctification in 1 Cor. 1:2, 30; 6:11; Acts 20:32, 26:18.\u00a0 It is often noted that this saved us from the penalty of sin.\u00a0 The present <\/i>aspect is the mode in which we are being sanctified in this life: \u201cSanctified and meet for the Master\u2019s use\u201d (2 Tim. 2:21).\u00a0 This is the removal of the power of sin.\u00a0 The future <\/i>aspect will happen when we are resurrected and live eternally in God\u2019s presence:\u00a0 \u201cat the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ\u201d (1 Thes. 5:23).\u00a0 Then we will be removed from the presence of sin.<\/p>\n

The current discussion is regarding the present aspect of sanctification in the believer.\u00a0 Why do we have to continually fight against sin?\u00a0 How is the power of sin removed from us?\u00a0 Do we ever get to a place where we have victory over sin?\u00a0 How is this a matter of pleasing God?\u00a0 At this point it is good to remember four additional facts about our present sanctification.<\/p>\n

Sanctification is basically separation since the root meaning is to be set apart.\u00a0 McCune writes, \u201cSimply, soteriological sanctification means to be separated from sin and set apart unto God.\u00a0 While there is a positional aspect to the doctrine, in the practical Christian experience sanctification is the progressive outworking of the spiritual life received in regeneration as it transforms the believer into the image of Christ (Rom. 8:29).\u201d6<\/sup>\u00a0 Jesus did no sin living in this world and the believer is instructed to become more like Him.<\/p>\n

The second fact is also included in McCune\u2019s quotation, that is, that present sanctification is progressive.\u00a0 We grow more and more like Christ as we go through our Christian experience.\u00a0 The One Who \u201cbegan a good work\u201d in us will perform it \u201cuntil the day of Jesus Christ\u201d (Phil. 1:6).\u00a0 The third fact is not unlike the second, that is, that sanctification is ongoing.\u00a0 Not only do we continue to grow more like Christ, we will not arrive at such in this life but will continue that growth until the day we die.\u00a0 Paul said, \u201cNot as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which I am apprehended of Christ Jesus\u201d (Phil. 3:12).<\/p>\n

The fourth fact about our sanctification is that it is a joint venture.\u00a0 This is important because the two extremes of legalism and license both deny it.\u00a0 Legalism makes sanctification (or acceptance with God and therefore really our salvation) depend primarily on oneself and our ability to perform well.\u00a0 License makes it depend totally on God, claiming that any human effort is legalism.\u00a0 But present sanctification involves our work for Christ after we are saved.\u00a0 This is not work for <\/i>salvation but because of <\/i>it.\u00a0 Wayne Grudem says, \u201cIt is also a work in which God and man cooperate, each playing distinct roles.\u00a0 This part of the application of redemption is called sanctification.\u201d7<\/sup>\u00a0 Charles Ryrie says, \u201cThe human and divine are joined in the matter of walking in the Spirit (Gal. 5:16).\u00a0 The life that does not fulfill the lusts of the flesh is the life that walks by means of the Spirit, and yet it is I who am commanded to walk by means of the Spirit.\u201d8<\/sup>\u00a0 These truths are crucial to remember as we endeavor to walk with God in sanctification.<\/p>\n

The failure of legalism<\/span><\/p>\n

We ought to be careful with the use of the word legalism.\u00a0 It has become far too easy to label anything we don\u2019t like with this term.\u00a0 In a very basic way legalism is that teaching that salvation must be obtained by the inclusion of some effort by man.\u00a0 Most commonly this is seen in the Jews who insisted that keeping the law of Moses, or part of it such as circumcision, was necessary for salvation (Acts 15:1, 5).\u00a0 Paul always adamantly denied this saying that we are saved by faith alone (Gal. 2:16).\u00a0 There are still legalists of this sort around today who include human works for salvation whether that be baptism, speaking in tongues, sacraments of the church, or just plain being good.<\/p>\n

Though I would rather reserve the term legalism for any works-type salvation, it is used these days in other ways as well.\u00a0 One way is to think that though we are saved we are not totally \u201caccepted in the beloved\u201d (Eph. 1:6) without good works.\u00a0 This is a fine point but it must be remembered that the believer is always accepted and secure in Christ even when we sin.\u00a0 Even though we do strive in our good works as Christians, it is not to earn acceptance with God but to be more like Christ with a thankful attitude for what He has already done for us.<\/p>\n

Another and more common (yet far lesser) form of legalism is to place extra-biblical requirements on Christians for their sanctification.\u00a0 Given that there is room for disagreement in Biblical application, this often takes place.\u00a0 The Roman church might insist that its members not eat certain foods at certain times.\u00a0 The charismatics may insist that one must seek a second blessing evidenced by speaking in tongues.\u00a0 Conservatives may insist on rules that can be punished by the church.\u00a0 At this point there may be disagreement among us.\u00a0 Many things in our day were not mentioned in the Bible such as movie going or smoking or specific dress codes, or use of specific Bible translations.\u00a0 Other things are obviously implied in the Bible such as drinking and drugs, immodesty, or cursing.\u00a0 One person may abstain from them all (of which I think most are wise) and another person may do some of these.\u00a0 We can disagree as to whether we should or should not do them, but this is not legalism until we say they must be done (or avoided) to gain favor with God.\u00a0 A local church has the right to ask its members to handle these in any way the congregation wants for its by-laws or covenant.\u00a0 No one is forced to be a member of a local church but when we do voluntarily join, we are agreeing to the documents that were there before us.\u00a0 Honesty says we should keep them.\u00a0 In addition, a local church has the mechanism to change the documents if they so choose.<\/p>\n

The Bible does say that we should \u201cplease\u201d God (Col 1:10; 1 Thes. 4:1; 1 Jn 3:22).\u00a0 This is different than the term \u201cgaining favor\u201d with God.\u00a0 As a believer I cannot increase the \u201cfavor\u201d that is bestowed upon me in Jesus Christ.\u00a0 My salvation is complete in Him and I am \u201caccepted in the Beloved\u201d regardless of what I do.\u00a0 But I can do things that do not please God as my Father and for which I should immediately ask forgiveness (1 Jn. 1:9).\u00a0 I draw the line on \u201clegalism\u201d at this point.\u00a0 Those who practice license use \u201clegalism\u201d as an indictment on anyone who has a rule of conduct.\u00a0 The presence of rules is not legalism.\u00a0 The New Testament is full of commandments which are God\u2019s rules.<\/p>\n

The failure of license<\/span><\/p>\n

License, or antinomianism, is just that, the absence of law.\u00a0 This happens when (as I have said) one\u2019s sanctification is totally wrapped up in justification.\u00a0 That is, a person\u2019s position in Christ is seen in a way that there really is no sin for the believer because it is already forgiven in Christ.\u00a0 All effort or striving for the believer becomes a form of legalism.\u00a0 This is a distortion, of course, because justification ought to produce sanctification not eliminate it.\u00a0 DeYoung writes,<\/p>\n

“Legalism is a problem in the church, but so is antinomianism.\u00a0 Granted, I don\u2019t hear anyone saying, \u2018let\u2019s continue in sin that grace may abound\u2019 (see Rom. 6:1).\u00a0 That\u2019s the worst form of antinomianism.\u00a0 But strictly speaking, antinomianism simply means no-law, and some Christians have very little place for the law in their pursuit of holiness.\u201d9<\/sup><\/p>\n

Erwin Lutzer compares legalism with antinomianism and writes,<\/p>\n

“Since no rules\u2014including the moral law\u2014can produce spirituality, some Christians conclude that it is unnecessary to be subject to any restrictions.\u00a0 This attitude is often found among those who have been delivered from excessive legalism.\u00a0 They finally realize that spirituality does not come by the law, so they have a \u2018liberated syndrome\u2019 which makes them disdain all restrictions. . . So when they (the supposedly liberated Christians) finally see that spirituality is produced by submission to the Holy Spirit, they misuse their new freedom.\u201d10<\/sup><\/p>\n

When Paul concluded Romans chapter 5 on justification, it was logical that some Jewish legalists would object to salvation by faith alone without the law.\u00a0 Wouldn\u2019t this produce a freedom to sin?\u00a0 Chapter 6 begins with that very objection, \u201cWhat shall we say then?\u00a0 Shall we sin that grace may abound?\u201d\u00a0 And Paul answers, \u201cGod forbid\u201d (Rom. 6:1-2a).\u00a0 No, justification will not produce antinomianism.\u00a0 Shedd writes, \u201cSt. Paul teaches, with great cogency and earnestness, that trust in Christ\u2019s atoning blood is incompatible with self-indulgence and increasing depravity.\u00a0 The two things are heterogeneous<\/i>, and cannot exist together.\u201d11<\/sup>\u00a0 And yet, though Paul destroys the thought in the rest of the chapter, the danger for that very thing is always there.\u00a0 There were those at Corinth who had already insisted to Paul, \u201cAll things are lawful unto me\u201d (1 Cor. 6:12, 10:23).\u00a0 This is true only in the narrowest sense that we are not saved by law nor are we kept by law.\u00a0 But it is not true in the antinomian sense that the believer is free to live however he or she wants.\u00a0 Myron Houghton writes, \u201cWhile grace in the form of Gospel does not make demands, grace as guidelines for managing a believer\u2019s life does make them.\u201d12<\/sup>\u00a0 The believer is \u201cnot being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ\u201d (1 Cor. 9:21, NKJV).<\/p>\n

The New Testament epistles constantly remind the reader that justification by faith alone does not open the door to license.\u00a0 \u201cFor, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another\u201d (Gal. 5:13).\u00a0 \u201cNot using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of God\u201d (1 Pet. 2:16).\u00a0 \u201cFor there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of God into lasciviousness\u201d (Jude 4).\u00a0 The danger has always been there.<\/p>\n

Many progressive thinkers today blame legalism more than license for antinomianism.\u00a0 Tullian Tchividjian says, \u201cWe find it harder to see that it\u2019s just as wrong to worship morality, like everybody in the church seems to be doing.\u201d13<\/sup>\u00a0 Yet his own progressive view could not keep him from moral sin in his life.\u00a0 Demas, who traveled with Paul and was taught by him, forsook Paul, \u201cHaving loved this present world\u201d (2 Tim. 4:10).<\/p>\n

There have been spiritual and moral failures on both sides of the sanctification debate.\u00a0 Whenever this happens it hurts the testimony of Christ before the world because they don\u2019t make any distinctions among Christians.\u00a0 It should always grieve us when a brother or sister falls into outright sin and the snare of the devil.\u00a0 However, I believe that license leaves the Christian much more susceptible to the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life (1 Jn. 2:15) than does legalism simply because it is by nature a letting down of one\u2019s spiritual guard.\u00a0 Solomon asked, \u201cCan a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?\u201d (Prov. 6:27).\u00a0 In what I think is the saddest passage in the Bible, Solomon failed to follow his own advice, \u201cBut Solomon loved many strange women . . . and he had seven hundred wives and princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.\u00a0 And it came to pass when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not right with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father\u201d (1 Kings 11:1-4).<\/p>\n

The old nature that still remains in us will naturally gravitate to lasciviousness not to holiness.\u00a0 The \u201cself\u201d would rather have looseness than strictness because the flesh \u201cwars against the soul\u201d (1 Pet. 2:11) and \u201cevery man is drawn away of his own lust and enticed\u201d (James 1:14).\u00a0 Only the grace of God understood in a proper way can direct us.<\/p>\n

A reset<\/span><\/p>\n

In the next issue we will take a second look at sanctification and propose a conservative reset that resists both extremes of the debate.<\/p>\n

Notes:<\/p>\n

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  1. Kevin DeYoung, The\u00a0Hole in Our Holiness<\/i> (Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2012) 10.<\/li>\n
  2. Ibid., 20.<\/li>\n
  3. Erwin Lutzer, How in the World Can I be Holy?<\/i> (Chicago: Moody press, 1985) 15.<\/li>\n
  4. For further reading on current issues I recommend Gary Gilley\u2019s recent articles at Think on These Things Ministries<\/i> (TOTTministries.org).<\/li>\n
  5. See Rolland McCune\u2019s Systematic Theology<\/i>, vol. III (Detroit: Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary, 2010) for a good review of these three modes.<\/li>\n
  6. McCune, 57.<\/li>\n
  7. Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology<\/i> (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994) 746.<\/li>\n
  8. Charles Ryrie, Balancing the Christian Life<\/i> (Chicago: Moody Press, 1973) 65.<\/li>\n
  9. DeYoung, 54.<\/li>\n
  10. Lutzer, 101-102.<\/li>\n
  11. William G.T. Shedd, A Critical and Doctrinal Commentary on the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans<\/i> ( Minneapolis: Klock & Klock, 1978) 145.<\/li>\n
  12. Myron Houghton, Law & Grace<\/i> ( Schaumburg: Regular Baptist Press, 2011) 120.<\/li>\n
  13. Tullian Tchividjian, Jesus + Nothing = Everything<\/i> (Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2011) 47.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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