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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Justification is free (Jn. 4:1) Sanctification is costly (Lk. 14:25-33) Justification is instantaneous (Jn. 3:8) Sanctification is a life-long process (Jn. 8:31) Justification is by faith (Eph. 2:8) Sanctification is by faithfulness (1 Cor. 4:2) Justification is not of works (Eph. 2:9) Sanctification is of works (Eph. 2:10) Justification involves Christ’s love for me (Jn. 3:16) Sanctification involves my love for Christ (1 Jn. 4:19) Justification concerns Christ’s righteousness (2 Cor. 5:21) Sanctification concerns my righteousness (Lk. 14:25-33) Justification involves my position in Christ (Col. 2:11-14) Sanctification involves my practice (Col. 3:1-11) Justification considers what God has done (1 Cor. 15:3-4) Sanctification considers what I am doing (Lk. 14:25-33) Justification is God’s commitment to me (1 Jn. 5:9-13) Sanctification is my commitment to God (Jn. 14:15) Justification requires obedience to one command: to believe the Gospel (Ac. 6:7) Sanctification requires obedience to all of Christ’s commands (Matt. 28:19-20) Justification focuses on the cross which Jesus took up once and for all (1 Cor. 1:18) Sanctification focuses on the cross which I am to take up daily (Lk. 9:53) Justification is finished at the moment of faith (Jn. 5:24) Sanctification is not finished until I go to be with the Lord (1 Cor. 9:24-27)
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[If] preachers wish to preach with divine authority, they must proclaim this message of the inspired Scriptures, for the Scriptures alone have divine authority. If preachers wish to preach with divine authority, they must submit themselves and echo the Word of God. Preachers are literally to be ministers of the Word.
Sidney Greidanus