#sanctification

[dramoor]

"You are called to die to the darkness of self-centeredness in your life, so that in a conversion you may perceive what has always been within you from the time of your Baptism, the light of Christ ready to transfigure you into His same glorious light...Jesus Christ truly lives in all His transcendent light and power within you. He has already taken the initiative. It is for you to respond to this reality of the indwelling Christ as light within you."

~Fr. George A. Maloney, SJ

#Lord Jesus Christ #respond to the indwelling Christ as light within you #Jesus Christ lives within you from the time of your baptism #transfiguration #salvation #sanctification #Icons #Orthodox Christian #die to self #follow Christ #light and power #reality

[apenitentialprayer]

"You grow in your humanity by giving the love you have received to others."

#Christianity #Catholicism #spirituality #humanity #grace #love #charity #agape #sanctification

[dress-this-way]

~ Eight Biblical Tests for Decision Making ~

#decisions #decision making #Christian life #tests #secrecy #scripture #survey #spiritual #stumbling #serenity #sanctification #supreme

[raz-b-rose]

Me Everytime I watch the Chronicles of Narnia and just get reminded again about how beautiful salvation and sanctification is and how truly blessed I am to have a Father who loves me as deeply as He does.

#the chronicles of narnia #the nuance of it all!!! #seriously have been tearing up the whole movie lol #brb going to go read it all lol #raz is a christian #christianity #salvation #sanctification #the gospel #the power of God #like the scene on the stone table just helpes me see just how deeply Christ took it all for us #we are so so blessed and lucky to have our God

[coffeeman777]

#christianity #jesus #truth #repentance #holiness #obediance #sanctification

[officialyourdailyinspiration]

Sanctify Them

Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. — John 17:17 | Cambridge Paragraph Bible (CAMB) The Cambridge Paragraph Bible of the Authorized English Version, by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose, 1813-1891. Published by Cambridge University Press. Cross References: 2 Samuel 7:28; John 15:3; Ephesians 5:26

#Word of God #truth #sanctification #John 17:17 #Gospel of John #New Testament #Cambridge Paragraph Bible #CAMB #Cambridge University Press

[lightthewaybackhome]

One of my favorite things is to look at stories from a Christian perspective. I am a firm believer that all good stories, intentionally or unintentionally, reflect truth because of the Imago Dei and because God's truth is inescapably... true.

I was praying the other day about something heavy on my heart and realized that I not only needed to keep praying, but I also needed to act. Christianity is almost always two things that seem paradoxical. Waiting on God, trusting God isn't waiting on your hands. It's an active waiting and trusting.

And you know what a good visual is for that truth? A great little moment of faith made sight?

Stargate Atlantis.

Every time the Team is captured, which is quite often, they know their people are coming for them, but they also try to escape. Their knowledge and faith in their people never means they don't go to work to free themselves.

This is true every day for the believer. We trust and work. This is true in our fight against sin, doubt, and despair. Trust and work. This is Justification and Sanctification hand in hand.

Good stories let us practice being brave before we have to be.

Next time, I'm tempted by sin—every moment of every day—I can remember to trust the Spirit's sanctifying work while also fleeing. Staying in the fight, but never fighting alone, dying but never dying alone.

So, for just a moment, my faith was made sight, and I was gifted by the Lord with some fortification by a good story.

@mournerofcrows @dangerously-human

#stargate atlantis #the team #sga #stories let us practice being brave before we have to be #christianity #fortitude #never out of the fight #justification #sanctification #reformed baptist #Imago Dei

[bibleversegarden]

A Vessel Of Honor For The Lord

#vesselofhonor #sanctification #christianinspiration #christianencouragement #holyvessel

[tabernacleheart]

The salvation of souls is so critical that it must always be in our plane of view. All of the Ten Commandments, all laws, dogma, doctrine, and discipline are directed towards this end. The salvation of souls is our ‘telos’, our ultimate goal; and all other goals are subservient towards this end. If we fail this decisive and most important goal then all other goals, no matter how noble, become almost irrelevant. [Even so,] I cannot directly save my own soul, much less the soul of another. However, I certainly can lead others toward salvation or, for that matter, away from salvation. Every interaction, in one way or another, to one degree, can lead souls either toward God or away from God. Are we complacent when a poor soul is obstinate in his sin or do we lovingly correct him and pray for him? Do we counsel the doubtful or do we reinforce their disbelief? Our evangelization, whether it be direct or relational, should edify and sanctify those we meet.

Mark Nemecek

#evangelization #Mark Nemecek #this is absolutely vital #christian living #salvation #Salvation is given not earned #Edification #the purpose of life #sanctification #reflect on this #remember this

[goodnewstimelesstruths]

our sanctification

1 Thessalonians in the Bible is a letter the missionary and apostle Paul wrote to the church in Thessalonica. In chapter 4, Paul talks about something called sanctification which comes a lot in the Bible. Sanctification literally means "to set apart for special use or purpose", or to make holy. Chapter 4 verse 3 says God’s will is our sanctification, so God wants us to become more like Jesus, you know, more righteous and holy and peaceable and gentle and good. Oftentimes I feel overwhelmed at the thought of striving to become more like Jesus who was perfect in every way because I know that I still struggle to love perfectly or to just be a good person. I’m tempted to think I’m a bad Christian. But Paul addresses that at the end of Chapter 5: ((1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 CSB [23] Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. And may your whole spirit, soul, and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. [24] He who calls you is faithful; he will do it)) God doesn’t expect us to sanctify ourselves by ourselves. It says God is faithful, he will do it. We can’t be absolutely good and holy by our own hard work and sheer determination, but God through his Spirit helps us and ultimately will do it himself. So let’s desire to please God and depend on him for the strength and will to be more and more like Jesus, and look forward to one day having a sound spirit, soul, and body perfected in Christ. 

#Bible #Christian #Christianity #faith #sanctification

[dramoor]

#Orthodox Christian #saints #St. Porphyrios #worship Christ #Lord Jesus #healing #love of God #transformation #sanctification #devotion to God is medicine

[apenitentialprayer]

It is not hard to be good, if you don't let yourself be cast down by your faults and failings. Only learn to repent well and a holy life becomes much easier. We all fall often; that is to be expected, we are weak and we are surrounded by temptations. When we fall we ought not to be surprised as if we had expected never to fall again. We ought not to be cast down, but we ought to make our self-accusation. "There you are again. O God, forgive me. I wish I had not offended Thee. I wish I had kept my resolution. I will begin again. O God, help my weakness." See whether this plan won't help you.

George Porter, S.J., the future Archbishop of Bombay, in a letter written to a Sister of Mercy on September 22nd, 1873

#Christianity #Catholicism #George Porter #sin #repentance #Act of Contrition #prayers #humility #sanctification #holiness

[quotesfromscripture]

God sanctifies us. We don’t do it ourselves. God makes us right with Him.

#not a verse #christianity #made clean #sanctification

[fierysword]

“This is the first Baptism thou art to know... I commend to thee my flaming Sword... Slay utterly Old and Young whatever in [yourself] bears not my Mark and Name, which is my Image.”

[That hot fiery Furnace] should boil away the scum of all that which of the earthly part had yet its remainder with me... Wisdom unsealed and opened her Testimony, lighting my Lamp from her Seven Pillars of Fire, which now go before me, [and] my Way may no more be dark... 

Yielding my self up to Love’s Flaming Sword, I felt a separation was made. Oh how sweet is it to feel the Life’s Blood run into the Fountain of that Godhead, from whence it came?

17th century Christian mystic Jane Lead’s vision of Divine Wisdom

#no I had no idea about this b4 I picked my username #or my theme #interesting coincidence since I was recently considering revamping my username and theme to be more in line with my religious beliefs #christian mysticism #Matthew 3:11 #Jane Lead #baptism by fire #fire #fiery sword #theosis #seven pillars of wisdom #sophia #fire of God #sanctification #blood

[coffeeman777]

#christianity #jesus #truth #salvation #sanctification

[officialyourdailyinspiration]

When the Holy Spirit sanctifies believers, he does a complete work in them. He puts into their minds, wills and hearts a gracious, supernatural principle which fills them with a holy desire to live to God. The whole life and being of holiness lies in this. This is the new creation.

John Owen

#Holy Spirit #sanctification #believers #complete work #John Owen #Christian Quotes