It is a subject which is peculiarly seasonable in the present day. Strange doctrines have risen up of late upon the whole subject of sanctification. Some appear to confound it with justification. Others fritter it away to nothing, under the presence of zeal for free grace, and practically neglect it altogether. Others are so much afraid of ‘works’ being made a part of justification that they can hardly find any place at all for ‘works’ in their religion
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He who supposes that Jesus Christ only lived and died and rose again in order to provide justification and forgiveness of sins for his people has yet much to learn. Whether he knows it or not, he is dishonoring our blessed Lord and making him only half a Savior. The Lord Jesus has undertaken everything that his people’s souls require: not only to deliver them from the guilt of their sins, by his atoning death, but from the dominion of their sins, by placing in their hearts the Holy Spirit; not only to justify them but also to sanctify them. He is, thus, not only their “righteousness” but their “sanctification” (1 Corinthians 1:30)
JC Ryle, Holiness
Ryle on Sanctification
May 08, 2022
Post from Maxwell Kendall. Max is a member at Christ Church Presbyterian in Charleston, South Carolina. A confessionally reformed and presbyterian church in the PCA.