I think it is a question every Christian would all like to ask God,
given the opportunity. It is an honest question. A humble one, I hope.
If you have the ability to immediately destroy and remove all of a
Christian’s sin the very moment he puts his faith in Jesus Christ, why
don’t you? Why didn’t you?
There is always a good bit of debate in
the Christian world about exactly how God sanctifies us and how human
effort relates to divine work. Whatever we believe about sanctification,
we know it is a lifelong battle and we know it is a difficult one. The
difficulty is related to the extent of our depravity, the fact that the
effects of sin extend to our every part, to our minds, our hearts, our
wills, even our bodies. We could give every moment of every day to the
battle against sin and still die as deeply sinful people. Every
Christian will die much more holy than he was when he first put his
faith in Jesus Christ, but a lot less holy than he would like and
probably a lot less holy than he would have imagined. Continue at Tim Challies
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