Sanctification Podcast
This is a conversation on the Journeywomen Podcast about Marny Kostenberger’s book on sanctification.
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Jesus’s Presentation at the Temple (Luke 2:25-38)
Jesus’s presentation at the temple by his parents fulfilled Mosaic Law.
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Beatitude 8: Rejoicing in Persecution
By enduring persecution for their faith, Jesus’s followers join the long company of God’s prophets who were similarly persecuted, “from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah the son of Barachiah” (Matt. 23:35).
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Beatitude 7: Peacemakers
There is no true, lasting peace apart from the cross of Christ. Ever since the fall, humans are alienated from God and stand in desperate need of reconciliation with their Creator. This reconciliation, Christ accomplished by dying on the cross in our place.
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Beatitude 6: Purity of Heart
Who can say he is pure in heart? Looking ourselves in the mirror, we find that we are sinners in need of forgiveness and cleansing. As Paul writes after lengthy demonstration, we “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Rom. 3:23). We were created in God’s image and likeness and called to reflect his glory.
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Beatitude 5: Mercy
Mercy presupposes knowing what it is like to be in a position of weakness. Jesus experienced the frailty of being human: “he had to be made like them, fully human in every way.” While being free from sin, Jesus could empathize with sinful humanity’s frailty and vulnerability to temptation.
