Growing in Grace

Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uh4f6hde-lEIn this episode, Brian and Pastor Jay discuss sanctification and saving faith from Westminster Confession of Faith chapters 13 and 14. They explain the difference between justification as God’s once-for-all declaration and sanctification as the Spirit’s ongoing work, then consider sinless perfection, perseverance, legalism, antinomianism, and practical ways believers grow in grace.Scripture mentioned: Romans 1:18 (ESV) - Wrath appears in Romans 1 as part of the setup for justificationhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/1/18/s_1047018Romans 3:21-26 (ESV) - The wrath of God falls on Christ, and sinners are justified by gracehttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/3/21-26/s_1049021Romans 4:1-8 (ESV) - Abraham believes God, and righteousness is counted to him by faithhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/4/1-8/s_1050001Romans 8:1-4 (ESV) - No condemnation in Christ, and the Spirit’s work in believershttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/8/1-4/s_10540012 Corinthians 5:21 (ESV) - Christ made sin for us so that we become the righteousness of God in himhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/2co/5/21/s_1083021Philippians 2:12-13 (ESV) - God works in believers as they work out their salvationhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/phl/2/12-13/s_1105012Genesis 15:6 (ESV) - Abraham believes God, and it is counted to him as righteousnesshttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/gen/15/6/s_15006Leviticus 19:2 (ESV) - God’s people are called to holy, set-apart livinghttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/lev/19/2/s_109002Romans 3:23 (ESV) - All have sinned and fall short of God’s gloryhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/3/23/s_1049023Romans 7:15-25 (ESV) - Paul’s struggle with doing what he does not want to dohttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/7/15-25/s_1053015Matthew 5:48 (ESV) - Jesus commands perfection as the Father is perfecthttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/mat/5/48/s_9340481 John 1:8-9 (ESV) - Believers confess sin and receive forgivenesshttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/1jo/1/8-9/s_11600081 John 3:9 (ESV) - The one born of God does not make a practice of sinninghttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/1jo/3/9/s_1162009Romans 6:14 (ESV) - Not under law but under grace, discussed in relation to antinomianismhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/6/14/s_1052014Matthew 5:21-22 (ESV) - Jesus intensifies the command against murder to include sinful angerhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/mat/5/21-22/s_934021Other sources: Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 13: Of Sanctificationhttps://thewestminsterstandard.org/the-westminster-confession/#Chapter%20XIIIWestminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 14: Of Saving Faithhttps://thewestminsterstandard.org/the-westminster-confession/#Chapter%20XIVWestminster Shorter Catechism, Question 33: What is justification?https://thewestminsterstandard.org/westminster-shorter-catechism/#Q33:~:text=Q.%2033.%20What%20is%20justification%3FWestminster Shorter Catechism, Question 35: What is sanctification?https://thewestminsterstandard.org/westminster-shorter-catechism/#Q35:~:text=Q.%2035.%20What%20is%20sanctification%3FJohn Wesley, A Plain Account of Christian Perfectionhttps://www.ccel.org/ccel/wesley/perfection.htmlJohn Owen, The Mortification of Sinhttps://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/sdg/owen/Mortification%20of%20Sin%20-%20John%20Owen.pdfTerence Irwin, The Development of Ethics, Volume 1https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-development-of-ethics-volume-1-9780199693856Links:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnTheLanePodcast?sub_confirmation=1Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-7820594Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7GbmsVVjTryD5F0pAaNaKcApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-lane/id1805279371Carriage Lane Presbyterian Church: https://www.carriagelanepres.com/Sermon Livestreams: https://www.youtube.com/@CLPCWorship/streams