Romans 5:1. Justification is based solely on the death, burial and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ and is received by the repentant sinner solely by faith. Justification is solely a private transaction between the new believer and God and as such is no one else's business. The Holy Spirit washes the justified believer in the blood of Jesus, remits his sins by the burial of Jesus, and gives him the resurrected eternal life of Jesus. I Corinthians 15:1-4; I Corinthians 6:11; I Corinthians 12:13. This transaction reconciles the justified believer to God and saves him forever from the power of sin and the Devil. Acts 26:18; II Corinthians 5:17-18.
Sanctification begins with justification. Sanctification is a process by which God conforms the justified believer to the image of Christ. Romans 8:29-30. But the justified believer must yield himself to the sanctification process. Romans 6:11-23. Yet, God never fails to sanctify every justified believer no matter how long this process may take. Philippians 1:6. The justified believer who resists God's sanctification process; that is, the carnal believer, never loses his justification; but God will punish him for his sins and discipline him until he realizes that he must yield his life to the sanctification process. Galatians 6:7; Hebrews 12:5-14.
God never fails to save the sincere repentant sinner. John 6:37. God also never fails to sanctify the justified believer. Romans 8:29-30. This means both justification and sanctification are God's work, and effects His eternal security for the believer. John 10:27-30.
Glorification is the end result of justification and sanctification. Glorification is the bliss of heaven forever. Revelation 22:14.
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