CHAPTER ELEVEN

THE SPIRIT'S WORK ON AND IN
THE BELIEVERS

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THE SPIRIT'S DISPOSITIONAL SANCTIFICATION

Scripture Reading: 1 Pet. 1:2; Heb. 13:12; 9:13-14; 10:29; Rom. 15:16b; 6:19, 22; Titus 3:5; Rom. 12:2b; 2 Cor. 4:16; 3:18; 1 Thes. 5:23; Eph. 1:4-5

OUTLINE

1. The three aspects of the sanctification in the Scriptures:
1. The Spirit's sanctification in seeking the God-chosen people before their repentance—1 Pet. 1:2.
2. The sanctification by the blood of Christ at the time of the believers' believing—Heb. 13:12; 9:13-14; 10:29.
3. The Spirit's dispositional sanctification in the believers' full course of their Christian life—Rom. 15:16b; 6:19, 22.
2. The essential works of the Spirit's dispositional sanctification:
1. To continue the ongoing work of the believers' regeneration.
2. To carry out the renewing of the believers as God's new creation—Titus 3:5; Rom. 12:2b; 2 Cor. 4:16.
3. To perform the Lord's transformation of the believers—2 Cor. 3:18; Rom. 12:2b.
4. To consummate in the believers' glorification—1 Thes. 5:23.
5. To complete God's sonship in choosing the believers—Eph. 1:4-5.