Possessed by God: A New Testament Theology of Sanctification and Holiness, Vol. 1 (New Studies in Biblical Theology) black-friday-2025 Whatever the reasons for this

Whatever the reasons for this confusion

Now more than ever the need to read the Bible

The local church is the engine of world missions

sacred acts

which calls us out of isolation and into the encouragement and consolation of the communal life of Christ

Possessed by God: A New Testament Theology of Sanctification and Holiness, Vol. 1 (New Studies in Biblical Theology) black-friday-2025 Whatever the reasons for thisDavid Peterson challenges the common assumption that the New Testament views sanctification as primarily a process. He argues that its emphasis falls upon sanctification as a definitive event, "God's way of taking possession of us in Christ, setting us apart to belong to him and to fulfill his purpose for us." Simply to identify sanctification with growth and holiness, he contends, obscures the emphasis and balance of New Testament teaching and