Sanctification - Salvation - Final Redemption
First comes Spiritual regeneration begining the moment we truely accept Christ. Believers are sealed by/with God's Holy Spirit. It's this SEALING that enables us to accomplish the good works God has planned for us (Eph 2:10). Without Christ's Holy Spirit "IN US" we can accomplish nothing for God.
After salvation we continue our physical life long sanctification process. Through continuious renewing/regeneration. HOW?
By reading & meditating in God's Word, thru prayer & fellowship with Christ & other believers.
Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
(NOTE: Again, it's the indwelling Holy Spirit Christ's place's "IN US" that helps & guide's our conscious choices)
Eph 4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
(NOTE: Christ's indwelling Holy Spirit which he place's "IN US". Is his promise of eternal rescue/salvation)
Rom 6:
12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
(NOTE: Often scripture instructs us to resist our old (Adamic) sin nature. Here in Rom 6:12-14, 2 Cor 10:5, Js 4:7, 1 Pet 5:8 to quote a few)
13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
(NOTE: Without Gods help via Christ's indwelling Holy Spirit we can't resist sins temptations)
14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace
(NOTE: It's Christ's indwelling Holy Spirit that over rules the sin nature. Only with the Holy Spirits help can we overcome temptation & sins dominion)
Heb 9:14 "How much more shall the blood of Christ", who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
(NOTE: It's thru Christ's faithful redemptive sin atoning work & our Faith placed in it & in him. That we are saved/justified & his righeousness is imputed/transfered onto us. See Lev 4 & Rom 4:3-8)
Acts 24:16 And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.
(NOTE: When we draw near to God he draws nears to us Ja 4:8. And Gods indwelling H/S guides our conscience choices)
Rom 2:15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;
(See Acts 24:16 note above)
Titus1:15 Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.
(See Acts 24:16 note above)
John 15:3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you
(NOTE: Its Gods spoken/written WORD = Jesus Christ that helps us keep a clean/pure conscience)
1 Cor 6:11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
(NOTE: We are saved/justified by grace thru faith, sanctified & sealed by God's Holy Spirit & kept clean thru washing in God's Word)
Heb 10:22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
(NOTE: It's our Faith placed in Christ's sin atoning payment that cleanses & free's our conscience from sin. And kept clean washing/reading/studying in/with God's Word)
Eph 5:25 (B) Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
(NOTE: Explained below washing here is translated from the Greek word """loutron""" not the Greek word "baptismos")
Titus 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
(NOTE: Here in this passage as well. Washing here is translated from the Greek word """loutron""" not the Greek word "baptismos")
So, our sins are cleansed/washed thru faith in the shed "blood of God's Lamb. We renew/clean/wash ourselves thru reading/consuming/feeding on God's Word. As the Holy Spirit guides our continuing work of sanctification unto the Lord. Until we meet him on the final day of redemption. And so shall we ever be with the Lord (1 Thes 4:7).
