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Originally Posted by Civbert  Quote:
Q. 77. Wherein do justification and sanctification differ?
A. Although sanctification be inseparably joined with justification, yet they differ, in that God in justification imputeth the righteousness of Christ; in sanctification of his Spirit infuseth grace, and enableth to the exercise thereof; in the former, sin is pardoned; in the other, it is subdued: the one doth equally free all believers from the revenging wrath of God, and that perfectly in this life, that they never fall into condemnation the other is neither equal in all, nor in this life perfect in any, but growing up to perfection.
| Word count: - justification (3)
- sanctification (3)
- salvation (0)
The WCF did not "encompass" or "circumscribe" justification and sanctification with the term "salvation". It's less confusing that way. The WCF does not conflate the two ideas with a third term, a term which more reasonable belongs to one (salvation and justification). |
Anthony,
This is in the context of "salvation" starting at Q. 61 and continuing until Q.90.
It's standard Reformed thought that sanctification is part of salvation. A salvation without any sanctification is no salvation at all. Just as a salvation without glorification is no salvation. A salvation without the redemption of our bodies is no salvation.
I'd add that there's a reason *santification* occurs in all Reformed expositions of the oro
salutis.
The main thing is that we do not want to include sanctificationas part of justification. They are dinstinguishable, not separate in that one could happen without the other. This is some of the FV's error. This is what Bahnsen distinguished, contrary to many in the FV and the RC.