Whenever we hear the word sanctification, it is quite normal in many circles to conjure up the idea of now following the law in order to e sanctified. It reminds me of the apostle Paul’s question: “Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?” (Gal 3:3)
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Here is the Completed by the Spirit series by Ed Trefzger. May you enjoy, learn and live as Completed by the Spirit.
Completed by the Spirit, Part 2: A Resurrection Like His
Completed by the Spirit: Part 3 – The Law Cannot Cope With Sin
Completed by the Spirit Part 4: The ‘Poverty of our Sanctification?’
Completed by the Spirit Part 5: We Serve In The Spirit
Completed by the Spirit Part 6: We Serve In The Spirit
Completed by the Spirit Part 7: Paul, the Unconverted Jew
Completed by the Spirit Part 8: Paul, Redeemed but Struggling
Completed by the Spirit Part 9: ‘It Cannot Justify, It Cannot Sanctify’
Completed by the Spirit Part 10: The Law of the Spirit of Life Has Set You Free
Completed by the Spirit Part 11: Not of the Letter, But of the Spirit
Completed by the Spirit Part 12: Not of the Letter, But of the Spirit
Completed by the Spirit Part 13: Not of the Letter, But of the Spirit
Completed by the Spirit Part 14: The Very Stuff of New Covenant Ethics
Completed by the Spirit Part 15: Producing Fruit, Not Inspecting Fruit
Completed by the Spirit Part 16: Exhorted in our Union With Christ
Completed by the Spirit Part 17: The Gospel Brings About All Aspects of Our Salvation
Completed by the Spirit Part 18: If We Have the Spirit, Why Do We Need Instruction?
Completed by the Spirit Part 19: Imperatives Rooted in the Indicative
Completed by the Spirit Part 20: A Pattern of Indicative-Powered Imperatives
Completed by the Spirit Part 21: Do Not Submit Again to a Yoke of Slavery
Completed by the Spirit Part 22 (Final): A Summary
