Although the article Gospel-Driven Sanctification by Jerry Bridges appeared in Modern Reformation in 2003 I thought I would still link to it today. I’ve come across the article in the past, but had never read it until yesterday after a friend sent me a link to it. In this article Jerry Bridges seeks to show that the Gospel of God’s grace is just as crucial in sanctification as it is in justification. All too often we fall into a line of thinking and living that considers our performance to be the grounds of our continued acceptance with God after having come to Christ. From the introduction to the article:

Early in my Christian life I heard someone say, “The Bible was not given to increase your knowledge but to guide your conduct.” Later I came to realize that this statement was simplistic at best and erroneous at worst. The Bible is far more than a rulebook to follow. It is primarily the message of God’s saving grace through Jesus Christ, with everything in Scripture before the cross pointing to God’s redemptive work and everything after the cross–including our sanctification–flowing from that work.

Read the entire article here.

[tags]Law, Gospel, justification, sanctification, Modern Reformation[/tags]

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