About this episode

Michael Durham explores the relationship between justification and sanctification in the Christian life.

Send us Fan Mail You have been a Christian for years, and you are more aware of your sin today than the day you were saved. That is not a sign that something has gone wrong. It may be the clearest sign that something has gone profoundly right. Opening in Romans 5:20–21, Michael Durham takes up one of the most disorienting questions in the Christian life: why would a God who justifies us in a moment not sanctify us in the same breath? The question is not academic — it lives in every believer w...

People in this episode

Host: Michael Durham

Topics covered

• Christian life
• sanctification
• justification
• grace
• sin awareness

Keywords

• Christianity
• grace
• sin
• justification
• sanctification
• Romans

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Romans 5:20–21

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