Ep.160 - WHAT? Growing as a Christian is Straightforward? Are you having a laugh!

Sanctification may be the quiet crisis at the heart of the Christian life — the slow, stubborn miracle that hurts more than we expect and heals more deeply than we imagine. In Romans 7 we hear the very familiar groan of a divided soul; in Romans 8:4 we glimpse the promise of a law finally fulfilled within us. Is holiness a crooked line that bends through failure and longing, or can love be so perfected that the will itself is made whole, as John Wesley dared to suggest? 

Is sanctification a crisis, a process, a gift already given, or a glory still unfolding? Between image created, image shattered, and image restored, we find ourselves caught in a work we cannot accomplish and yet cannot escape — a work at once positional and painfully practical, definitive and daily, wrought by another yet fought within our own trembling hearts.

This week the Curious team delve into the mystery, and the wonder of what is commonly understood as sanctification. Join the team this week for what promises to be a very enlightening and fascinating conversation.

Further Reading

Here’s a bit of homework for you….we’ve included some articles that compliment this episode….

The Secret of Sanctification - Ligonier.org

Gospel-Driven Sanctification - ModernReformation.org

What we’re reading?

As a feature to our notes, we are adding the book or books that we’ve browsed related to this episode…enjoy! 

J C Ryle — Holiness

Michael Horton — Sanctification 

Kevin DeYoung — The Hole in Our Holiness

Tim Chester — You Can Change 

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