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David Powlison

How Does Sanctification Work (Part 1)

Journal of Biblical Counseling 27:1

Part 1 of a 3 part series. “How Does Sanctification Work? (Part 1).” When we look closely at what actually changes people—examples both from Scripture and from personal experience—we see how diversely relevant the Word and Spirit are to our human struggles. David Powlison challenges the popular views on sanctification that take one strand in Scripture and present it as the be all and end all of Christian growth. He specifically engages the strengths and weaknesses of the view that asserts, “You are sanctified by remembering that you are justified. Part 1 of this series is in JBC 27:1, Part 2 in JBC 27:2 and Part 3 in JBC 31:1.

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