Footnotes and Witness
Have you ever wondered if you are good enough to read the Bible? Does it feel like you aren't qualified? I grew up in church so I thought I knew how to read it; I didn't! With a few footnotes, I want to share the resources and tips that opened the Bible for me. The word finally started to feel like that "living" word I always hear about. If you follow Christ, you have the Holy Spirit and that means you are qualified to read God's word. If you want to be, this is a great place to dip your toes in the water and see what this whole Jesus thing is all about. I believe that when you read about God's true character, from His own words, you won't be able to stop telling people about how your life is saved and changed. Jesus wants us to tell our story because it is HIS story. See Jesus rightly in the Bible, and see Him in your story.
Footnotes and Witness
607 Sanctification
This week on the Big Word Series: Sanctification!
Maybe you have never heard this word but it matters.
Resources:
Gospel Coalition Quote: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/essay/the-doctrine-of-sanctification/
sanctification as a phrase in NT: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g37/kjv/tr/0-1/
scriptures
- first use of sanctification - Genesis 2:3
- God's presence sanctifies - Exodus 29:43
- God's name is sanctified by us - Leviticus 22:32-33
- Jesus asks the Father to sanctify - John 17:17
- first use in NT - Matthew 6:9
- Paul says get along! Romans 15:16
- Jesus sanctifies us by death and resurrection - Hebrews 10 (7-14)
my website: https://www.deborahjmckenzie.com/