Sanctification – Grace Evangelical Society

Believing What You Hear (Mark 7:25)

March 17, 2023 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Faith, Sanctification

To believe something is to be convinced that it is true. To believe in Jesus Christ for eternal life is to be convinced that He gives it to you by faith in Him alone. But there are many other things that the believer is called to believe in after he has received eternal life. When

Delivered by the Death of Christ (Galatians 1:4)

January 3, 2023 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Galatians, law, Sanctification, spirit

As Christians, we recognize the importance of the death of Christ on the cross. In fact, it is impossible to overstate the importance of what He did. In that death He paid for the sins of the whole world (1 John 2:2). Because of that payment, all who believe in Him for eternal life are

Using What We Have Been Given (Rom 8:11)

December 29, 2022 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - rewards, Rom 8:11, Sanctification, spirit

All of us have probably tackled a job without realizing that we had a tool right next to us that would have made the job much easier. In fact, because we did not use that tool, we may not have been able to complete the job at all. Only later did we realize that we

The Most Attractive Person that Ever Lived (Isaiah 53:2)

December 22, 2022 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - deity, humanity, Isaiah 53, Sanctification

Recently, I was talking with a friend who worked with the ministry called Young Life. It is an organization that focuses on young people. Its founder was Jim Rayburn. My friend told me that Rayburn often began his messages to teenagers with a statement that would get their attention. He would say, “Jesus Christ is

Delivered by the Death of Christ (Galatians 1:4)

December 13, 2022 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Galatians, law, Sanctification, spirit

Remember Who You Are (Ephesians 4:1-2)

December 8, 2022 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - child of God, Church, Eph 4:1, Sanctification

I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love… Wealthy people in the first century hired tutors to play a large role in raising their sons. These tutors would teach them

Christians and Civil Bravery in Hostile Societies

April 14, 2022 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Quaker, Sanctification, Thomas Kelly

Thomas Kelly (1893-1941) was a Quaker philosopher and writer. Kelly’s son wrote a biography of his father (see here), in which he tells of what happened when Kelly was sent to Nazi Germany in the summer of 1938, out of concern for the welfare of Quakers who were feeling the oppression of life under Hitler.

Does Focusing on the Spirit Mean Ignoring the World?

April 1, 2022 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - questions, Sanctification, spiritually minded

Question Regarding your blog on being spiritually minded in Rom 8:6, how do you run a business and move forward without some thought to the earthly side of things? The Bible says: For even when we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is

Praying Without Ceasing Is Like Being in Love

March 24, 2022 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Prayer, Sanctification

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God (Phil 4:6). “pray without ceasing” (1 Thess 5:17). How often do you pray to God? Early in my Christian walk, I found I could pray without ceasing. Or near enough! That’s not a boast.

Do Not Provoke or Envy One Another (Galatians 5:26)

March 15, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - church life, fruit of the Spirit, one another, Sanctification

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking