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How do we know that sanctification is not progressive?

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Sanctification is a completed work affirmed by Scripture, clearly distinguishing the believer's position in Christ from a reliance on personal merit.

The doctrine of sanctification asserts its completeness through the work of Christ, dispelling the myth of progressive sanctification as a self-driven endeavor. Galatians 3:3 challenges this notion by asking, 'Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?' This highlights the crisis that arises when believers mistakenly ascribe their spiritual growth to their own will instead of acknowledging that righteous transformation comes solely through the work of Jesus. It is essential to understand that if one believes they can make themselves holy through personal endeavors, they are fundamentally at odds with the biblical account of how believers are made righteous before God.
Scripture References: Galatians 3:3

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