The Expectation Of Sanctification: The Preaching Of The Word Of God As Formative Church Discipline

McMullen, Kenneth J.

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The Expectation Of Sanctification: The Preaching Of The Word Of God As Formative Church Discipline

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McMullen, Kenneth J. The Expectation Of Sanctification: The Preaching Of The Word Of God As Formative Church Discipline. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/8571ac28-4c51-4110-9a84-9d02044014ba.

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M. K. J. The Expectation Of Sanctification: The Preaching Of The Word Of God As Formative Church Discipline. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/8571ac28-4c51-4110-9a84-9d02044014ba

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McMullen, Kenneth J.

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It is imperative for churches to foster a consistent expectation of sanctification among their people in response to the preached Word of God in Lord’s Day worship, so that the Word is formative in discipling God’s people. The Word of the holy God is preached and received to make a holy people. This is a clear Biblical expectation. Four passages serve to illustrate the consistent focus of scripture on the sanctification of God’s covenant people: Deut. 6, Matt. 5, Eph. 4, and 2 Pet. 1. The impact of the preaching of John Calvin in Geneva is explored to gauge its impact on the sanctification of the people sitting under the Word. The influence of the Consistory of Geneva is also examined to determine how they created an expectation of sanctification in that Reformed city.Themes in Walter Marshall’s work, The Gospel Mystery of Sanctification, are summarized to enumerate the various theological strands which are woven together with our sanctification. Those themes are then used to also discover the degree to which more contemporary sources support a Biblical understanding of the place of sanctification in the Christian life. Lastly such themes are employed to provide a framework in which local churches can increase their emphasis on continual growth in holiness for all of the members of the church. Ideas for equipping the elders of the church to support this emphasis are detailed. The focus turns to discipling the members to see the importance of growing in holiness in a consistent way as they sit under the preached Word.

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