"And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified through the Truth." John 17:19
Why would Jesus say this? Why does it matter to us if Jesus is sanctified? It matters because we have become one with Him. It matters because the only reason that we can be sanctified is because He is sanctified. Look at the house we are building here with scripture in all of these posts. Our Father is laying a solid foundation of Truth, confirming that we are one with Jesus today.
Jesus sanctified Himself, first and foremost so that we could have a Savior, but He also knew that we would become one with Him, therefore we too would be sanctified through His sanctification. Salvation is so much more than just us spending eternity with our Father; it is placing us into an eternal union with God our Father. Not as Adam either, so much more, our union with God is as Jesus’ union with God! We are now one with God Himself. We are one with His peace, His joy, His faith, His hope, His knowledge and wisdom, His knowledge of the future, and His abilities! All that our Father is, He has made us one with. Jesus sanctified us with His Own sanctification so that we can have it all. We are new creatures in Christ and that new creature is as our Father is, even while we are in this world!
We are assured and know that [God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose. For those whom He foreknew [of whom He was aware and loved beforehand], He also destined from the beginning [foreordaining them] to be molded into the image of His Son [and share inwardly His likeness], that He might become the firstborn among many brethren. And those whom He thus foreordained, He also called; and those whom He called, He also justified (acquitted, made righteous, putting them into right standing with Himself). And those whom He justified, He also glorified [raising them to a heavenly dignity and condition or state of being]. What then shall we say to [all] this? If God is for us, who [can be] against us? [Who can be our foe, if God is on our side?] Romans 8:28-31
Why would Jesus say this? Why does it matter to us if Jesus is sanctified? It matters because we have become one with Him. It matters because the only reason that we can be sanctified is because He is sanctified. Look at the house we are building here with scripture in all of these posts. Our Father is laying a solid foundation of Truth, confirming that we are one with Jesus today.
Jesus sanctified Himself, first and foremost so that we could have a Savior, but He also knew that we would become one with Him, therefore we too would be sanctified through His sanctification. Salvation is so much more than just us spending eternity with our Father; it is placing us into an eternal union with God our Father. Not as Adam either, so much more, our union with God is as Jesus’ union with God! We are now one with God Himself. We are one with His peace, His joy, His faith, His hope, His knowledge and wisdom, His knowledge of the future, and His abilities! All that our Father is, He has made us one with. Jesus sanctified us with His Own sanctification so that we can have it all. We are new creatures in Christ and that new creature is as our Father is, even while we are in this world!
We are assured and know that [God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose. For those whom He foreknew [of whom He was aware and loved beforehand], He also destined from the beginning [foreordaining them] to be molded into the image of His Son [and share inwardly His likeness], that He might become the firstborn among many brethren. And those whom He thus foreordained, He also called; and those whom He called, He also justified (acquitted, made righteous, putting them into right standing with Himself). And those whom He justified, He also glorified [raising them to a heavenly dignity and condition or state of being]. What then shall we say to [all] this? If God is for us, who [can be] against us? [Who can be our foe, if God is on our side?] Romans 8:28-31
Grace and spiritual blessing be to you and [soul] peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah), Who gave (yielded) Himself up [to atone] for our sins [and to save and sanctify us], in order to rescue and deliver us from this present wicked age and world order, in accordance with the will and purpose and plan of our God and Father—Galatians 1:3-4
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