The sanctifying work of the Spirit

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"God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit." 2 Thessalonians 2:13

The church is comprised of . . .
all who are chosen of the Father,
all who are redeemed by the Son, 
all who are sanctified by the Holy Spirit;
all who shall be eternally saved.

God has chosen us to salvation—this is the end.
But it is through the sanctifying work of the Spirit—this is the means. 

The sanctifying work of the Spirit . . .
commences in regeneration, 
is carried on through life,
and will be completed in the day of Christ. 

The sanctifying work of the Spirit consists in making us holy—or conforming us to the likeness of the Lord Jesus Christ.

The sanctifying work of the Spirit . . .
creates us anew in Christ Jesus,
separates us from the world,
sets our hearts against sin,
consecrates us to the Lord's service,
makes us zealous for His glory. 

The more we experience of the sanctifying work of the Spirit . . .
the more clearly we shall discover our own sinfulness, 
the more we shall be tried with our inward corruptions, 
the more we shall see the need of the Saviour's blood, 
the more we shall bless God for the Redeemer's finished work, and 
the more carefully and cautiously we shall walk in our fellowship with an ungodly world. 

Nothing will prove . . .
our election by the Father, or 
our redemption by the Son—
but the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit.

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