Justification And Sanctification Always Come Together

Justification And Sanctification Always Come Together

Todd Nibert



Let us never forget, that although justification and sanctification are two two different things, they always come together. Many try and separate them. They speak of those who know Christ as Saviour, and those who know Him as Saviour and Lord. The Bible makes no such distinction. All who know Him as Saviour also know Him as Lord. Justification is what Christ does for us. Sanctification is what Christ does in us. Sanctification is the necessary consequence of justification. Remember the teaching of our Lord, that he who is forgiven much (justification) loves much (sanctification) Luke 7:40-47. According to this, the evidence of having been forgiven is loving much. Isn't that what James meant when he said, "By works is a man justified, and not by faith only"? If God's work of sanctification is absent in somebody's life, you can be sure that God's work of justification is absent also.



Todd Nibert is pastor of
Todds Road Grace Church
Lexington, KY