Tag Archives: sanctification

John 17:17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. In this verse, Jesus is praying to the Father, asking for His disciples to be sanctified through the truth. This prayer is profound and deeply loving, as it reveals Jesus’ desire for His followers to be set apart, made ...

2 Peter 1:4-7 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises; that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. There’s a subtle teaching penetrating the evangelical churches, undetected by many. Spiritual Formation is the ...

It is almost Christmas yet again and time to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. It is a simple story, some say, with a simple message—Christ was born of a virgin; He was both fully man and fully God. He came to be the Savior of the world. It is ...

Yesterday, I asked the question: “If there is a God, why is there so much pain and suffering in our world?” Today we continue exploring that topic. Christ died becoming the first fruits of righteousness. The fruit of our suffering is seen through our sanctification; being made perfect as He is perfect. ...

Most of the backyards in our neighborhood had clotheslines. Some were made of rope, suspended by “T” shaped pieces of wood on either side, while others were sturdy wire lines with steel posts at either end, held in the earth by cement. There was also the occasional umbrella-shaped line where ...