Justification refers to my status;
Sanctification to my state.
Justification is about God's attitude toward me changing;
Sanctification is about God changing me.
Justification is about how God looks on me;
Sanctification is about what he does in me.
Justification is about Christ dying for my sins on the cross;
Sanctification is about Christ at work in me by the Holy Spirit changing my life.
Justification - Sanctification
- Legal Standing - Internal condition
- Once for all time - Continuous throughout life
- Entirely God's work - We cooperate
- Perfect in this life - Not perfect in this life
- Same in all Christians - Greater in some than in others
