The Gospel Message: Who Is God? (Pt 4)

And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption.

 1 Corinthians 1:30

We have spent some time looking at who God is, why we need Him, and Jesus’s sacrifice. Now we are going to study what all of this means for us. When we accept Jesus as our savior, we are sanctified, or set apart as holy to do God’s work. There are several verses in the Bible that help us understand sanctification and how God can use us to further His kingdom.

Sanctification (Chain #3140)

2 Chr 31:18 They were enrolled with all their little children, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, the whole assembly, for they were faithful in keeping themselves holy.

Jn 17:17 {“Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.

Ro 15:16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

1 Co 1:30 And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption.
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Ep 5:26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,

2 Ti 2:21 Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work.

He 10:10 And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

He 13:12 So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood.

1 Pe 1:2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you.

This month's study was inspired by the news that the Thompson Chain Reference Bible is being released in the ESV version of the Bible for the first time in May. Read more about it here. Because of my love for the Thompson, my company (Hudson Bible) worked with the Kirkbride to help them bring the ESV Thompson to print!