And from this we can see that it is simply incorrect to think of a person as justified but not sanctified, or as sanctified but not justified, except in a very limited sense.
A person may be sanctified in the sense that God has called them to covenant relationship. In this, limited, sense of sanctification, a person has been separated from their old lifestyle and from the rest of unsaved humanity, but only in the calling of God. They may not at this point have actually entered into Covenant with God, they may not at this point actually be justified, nor cleansed from sin, nor sanctified from sin.
An example of this is
Acts 10-11, in the story of the conversion of the first gentiles. In
Acts 10 vs 15 (and see vs 28), it is said that God has "cleansed" Cornelius and the gentiles. However, they were not yet saved, justified, or cleansed (purged, that is, purified) until their conversion had been completed via faith in Jesus' resurrection, receiving His Spirit, and being baptized in His Name.
So, in the full sense, sanctification and justification go hand in hand with salvation and regeneration.
1 Cor 6:11 states that believers have been washed, sanctified, and justified, in the Name of the Lord Jesus and by God's Spirit. This connects washing (cleansing), sanctification, and justification, with regeneration/conversion (repentance and baptism in the Name of Jesus and the gift of the Spirit).
Hybrid Mode
