The -ion words just seem to flow, sometimes (though upon writing this, the flow will most likely stop - I'm good at doing that to myself it seems; where what I say about myself becomes untrue because I've said it and for some odd reason causes me to stop doing what I say I do..).
I digress.
I was listening to the sermon this Sunday and the phrases started to string themselves along as I listened to the importance of sanctification.
The manifestation of
justification should be in our
sanctification so that there is
connection of our
salvation to our
glorification.
Pretty much, one should act as a Christian if one truly believes in Christ and the salvation associated with such belief so as to show that one is saved. Not for others to see or to look good in front of others, but as an outpouring of the feelings inside as the vertical relationship between God and oneself is strengthened.
What's interesting that the pastor pointed out is that if there is no faith, or belief behind the actions, Christianity because no different from other religions. It is the salvation first, then the actions that follow that makes Christianity different. How can you act as you don't feel?
Yet so many Christians and so-called Christians do this. By acting, there is an unsaid feeling (that has not even become a thought yet) that it will somehow earn points in God's eyes so that one can be saved. This is perhaps the default way of thinking for humans because of how things generally work (the whole tit-for-tat idea).
Anyway, it's interesting to think about because Christians get so much crap for being hypocrites.
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