Sanctification is a heavy concept, but one with which every Christian must grapple because it is God’s will for every Christian (1 Thes 4:3). The Bible declares that all in Christ have been sanctified, set apart, declared righteous (1 Cor 1:30). At the same time, the Bible admonishes all in Christ to actively pursue sanctification (1 Pet 1:15).
So, we are set apart but we are to become set apart. We are holy but must chase holiness. We are and we ought.
Today on the podcast we wrestle with this topic, one that is just as beautiful and freeing as it is complicated and humbling.
This conversation is based on the August 13, 2023 sermon, “The Holy Spirit and Sanctification.”
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Nate and his wife Becky moved to Canada from Germany with their four children in the summer of 2019, after he accepted a job at the University of Toronto, teaching and doing research in economics. He is actively involved in the music team at Oakridge, as well as leading at the table during corporate worship.
Josiah has served the Oakridge Bible Chapel family as one of its elders and one of its pastoral staff members since September 2018, before which he ministered as an associate pastor to a local congregation in the Canadian prairies. Josiah's desire is to be used by God to help equip the church for ministry, both while gathered (edification) and while scattered (evangelization). He is married to Patricia, and together they have five children—Jonah, Henry, Nathaniel, Josephine, and Benjamin.
