Which concept is the process whereby believers advance in holiness?

Which concept is the process whereby believers advance in holiness?

• A. Sanctification
• B. Glorification
• C. Justice
• D. Universalism

Answer: (A)

Sanctification is the ongoing transformation of a believer’s life, progressively becoming more holy as the Holy Spirit works in them and they cooperate through faith, prayer, Scripture, obedience, and acts of love. It begins at conversion and continues throughout life, moving toward greater Christlikeness, with the final, complete holiness realized at glorification in the life to come. This is different from justification, which is being presented as righteous before God at faith, and from glorification, which is the ultimate, final state of holiness. It also differs from universalism, which concerns the scope of salvation, and from justice, which is a moral quality or principle rather than the process of spiritual growth.

Sanctification is the ongoing transformation of a believer’s life, progressively becoming more holy as the Holy Spirit works in them and they cooperate through faith, prayer, Scripture, obedience, and acts of love. It begins at conversion and continues throughout life, moving toward greater Christlikeness, with the final, complete holiness realized at glorification in the life to come. This is different from justification, which is being presented as righteous before God at faith, and from glorification, which is the ultimate, final state of holiness. It also differs from universalism, which concerns the scope of salvation, and from justice, which is a moral quality or principle rather than the process of spiritual growth.