Does the Bible Teach Two-step Sanctification?
I would also like to make one more point before we actually look at what God says about sanctification in Romans 6 and 8. Contrary to what some Bible teachers have claimed, there is an inseparable relationship between justification and sanctification. Those who are justified by God are immediately put on the road to sanctification. There is no gap of time separating these two concepts. Some have mistakenly taught that a person can be justified but that his sanctification may not begin until some later point. This view is often referred to as two-step sanctification. This erroneous belief has often led to the unbiblical view that a person can be saved but still live according to the flesh. The Bible, however, does not teach this concept. It knows of no such thing as people who have experienced justification but who have not also been placed in the process of sanctification. The two elements go together. When a person is declared righteous by God he is automatically put on the road to sa
