2006-06-12 01:59:47 · 7 answers · asked by SearchForTruth 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
What is the difference in Justification and Sanctification?
1. Justification: removes a sin as though it never happened. to
consequences are also removed. the effects of sin no longer
have a right to be on you. Justification puts you in right standing
with God and gives you citizenship in the Kingdom.
2. Sanctification: is the setting apart, or separating your self from
sin & the world. you live a Holy life by you conduct, thoughts &
words. in short it means you live the Holy life.
2006-06-12 02:13:51 · answer #1 · answered by lewbiv 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The difference is that Justification is WHEN God justifies you or declares you righteous. Sanctification, also known as Progressive Sanctification happens at the New Birth. We become, and for lack of better words, sanctified, when we get saved.
2006-06-13 06:45:03 · answer #2 · answered by 1saintofGod 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are lots of answers, ways to state the same thing, to your question, and there are lots of Bible verses that express either or both.
I have found the following explanation the easiest to handle:
Justification: Getting rid of known sin--this happens in a moment, and is when the Lord forgives you for all your known sins, or past rebellion. It is also the "starting point" of the Christian walk.
Sanctification: Getting rid of unknown sins--as the Lord points them out to you. This occurs over the lifetime as you walk with the Lord and He points out the areas of rebellion in your life that you didn't know about.
Now, think on this for a bit--if Justification is getting rid of *known* sins, and Sanctification is getting rid of unknown sins as they become *known* to you, then Sanctification is nothing more than remaining Justified! Think on that for a bit.
If you remember, Paul wrote that he "die[s] daily," 1 Corinthians 15:31. That is his way of stating that he is "justified," or chooses to remain justified, daily.
And there are many, many verses in the Bible that speak of both, notice one:
(Acts 26:20 KJV) But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God [justification], and do works meet for repentance [sanctification].
So, in one sense, there is not a lot of difference between the two. One is getting rid of known rebellion, the other is getting rid of unknown rebellion as it becomes known.
Good question.
Lawrence
http://www.truebiblesermons.com
2006-06-12 02:27:42 · answer #3 · answered by JohnsonWriter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Justification : trying to assert the rightness of something or that there are good reasons for doing something (as in someone feeling justified in bitching about someone 'cause the other person did it first).
Sancification: religious connotations - to sanctify something is to say that it is godly.
2006-06-12 02:04:47 · answer #4 · answered by squimberley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Justification is by believing and confession in the Blood of Jesus and our ONLY way to heaven.
Sanctification is by the Holy Spirit and by His Power "sets us apart" unto Holiness.
It is our total "giving it all" to Jesus.
2006-06-12 02:04:51 · answer #5 · answered by montanacowgirlwannabee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Justified is what happens at the moment of Salvation.
Sanctification is the process by which you grow each day in the Lord. It's a life -long experience.
2006-06-12 02:04:08 · answer #6 · answered by Kitten 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically-(very)
justified-just as if I did not do it.
sanctified-set apart-God looks at you differently than before.
2006-06-12 02:19:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋