Neo-Calvinism: Refuting Error (Justification-Sanctification Difference) ~ Bobby R. Holmes

Justification - Sanctification Difference
Bobby R. Holmes and Mark Roberts

I. Error
A. Neo-Calvinists:

1. "Justification is done by God, makes one right with Him. Sanctification is an ongoing process wrought by the Spirit."

B. Passages Misused

1. Romans 5:1-5, 17; 8:1ff
2. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4
3. 2 Thessalonians 2:13

II. Truth
A. Justification

1. Simply means to pronounce righteous. Comes from the same Greek root word as righteous (didasko).
2. God pronounces righteous when we obey Him:

a) 1 John 3:7
b) Romans 3:24-26; 4:21-25; 5:1

3. Word is used for saints and aliens - 1 Corinthians 6:9-11
4. Justification is conditional

a) James 2:24-25
b) Romans 3:26

5. "Justify" refers to man's actions:

a) Luke 7:29; 10:29; 16:15

B. Sanctification

1. Means "separation, set apart"
2. "To purify from sin" - 1 Corinthians 6:11; Ephesians 5:26
3. Sanctification happens at the point of salvation, and is an ongoing process

a) Acts 20:32
b) 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14

4. It is seen as completed action and a continuing process:

a) 1 Corinthians 6:11
b) 2 Corinthians 7:1

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		Justification - Sanctification Difference Bobby R. Holmes and Mark Roberts I. Error A. Neo-Calvinists: 1. "Justification is done by God, makes one right with Him. Sanctification is an ongoing process wrought by the Spirit." B. Passages Misused 1. Romans 5:1-5, 17; 8:1ff 2. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4 3. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 II. Truth A. Justification 1. Simply means to pronounce righteous. Comes from the same Greek root word as righteous (didasko). 2. God pronounces righteous when we obey Him: a) 1 John 3:7 b) Romans 3:24-26; 4:21-25; 5:1 3. Word is used for saints and aliens - 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 4. Justification is conditional a) James 2:24-25 b) Romans 3:26 5. "Justify" refers to man's actions: a) Luke 7:29; 10:29; 16:15 B. Sanctification 1. Means "separation, set apart" 2. "To purify from sin" - 1 Corinthians 6:11; Ephesians 5:26 3. Sanctification happens at the point of salvation, and is an ongoing process a) Acts 20:32 b) 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 4. It is seen as completed action and a continuing process: a) 1 Corinthians 6:11 b) 2 Corinthians 7:1



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