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Progressive Sanctification

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God’s purpose is that each Christian should press onward in the life of holiness aiming at final perfection, like a runner in a race. God has made provision for each Christian to be a “perfect” runner.  In running a race, it is half the battle to make a good start.  And in the Christian race, it gives a tremendous impetus to the believer if he starts and continues with a clear, steady faith in Christ for full deliverance from sin.  What is the greatest hindrance to a Christian starting and continuing in this glorious race?  Surely it is indwelling sin.  But praise God, as we shall show, we may be set gloriously free from this indwelling, entangling hindrance, we may be made perfectly whole and clean within and filled with the blessed Holy Spirit. This is “Perfection the True.”  Thus we can, through grace, fulfill the command, “Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith” (Heb. 12:1, 2) – Brockett

The unchristian world that walks by sight and not by faith and knows not the dignity of the Christian nor what the Christians are entitled to.  The Christian is favored by heaven and will be an inhabitant of that place where the unchristian as well as the antichristian person cannot go.  The unchristian and the antichristian alike will see Jesus with His frowns, the terror of His majesty and vengeance but the true Christian will see His smiles, the glory of His majesty, His beauty.  The impure will be terrified by His purity.  Those who hope to live with Him must strive to be more pure.  “It is the hope of hypocrites, and not the sons of God that makes an allowance for the gratification of impure desires and lusts.” – Matthew Henry

The work of the Holy Spirit in the progressive sanctification of the newborn soul is indirect: in opening the heart to receive the truth, the instrument of purification; in giving vigor to the spiritual life; in strengthening the will to resist temptation, and in diminishing the power of evil habits. It is repressive of depravity rather than totally destructive. 

The entire eradication of the propensity to sin is by the direct and instantaneous act of the Holy Spirit responsive to a special act of faith in Christ claiming the full heritage of the believer. It is in reference to this distinctive act of the Sanctifier that it is noted by an eminent expositor “that in the New Testament we never read expressly and unmistakably of sanctification as a gradual process.” This is said in view of the almost universal use of the aorist tense of the verbs to sanctify and to cleanse. – Dr. Daniel Steele

An excerpt from my soon to be released book “Jesus the Christ made a statement,” Pastor Ward

Thinking with H W Beecher

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Thinking is creating with God, as thinking is writing with the ready writer; and worlds are only leaves turned over in the process of composition, about his throne. – Henry Ward Beecher, Edna Dean Proctor (1858), “Life Thoughts: Gathered from the Extemporaneous Discourses of Henry Ward Beecher”, p28

It is my understanding that it has been calculated that the God of The Holy Bible, who is also known as “The God of Father Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,” is most likely a tenth-dimensional being – which there could only be one of.  When I consider what that means and the nature of such a being I am awestruck by the awesomeness of the God who sees me, yet loves me and empowers me to follow along paths that lead to fellowship with Him.

Of course, we don’t have to go through complex calculations to try to figure out what such a being would be able to do as part of His nature because that very Supreme Being tells us a little bit about Himself in His book so that our finite minds might gain a little bit of understanding of the infinitely-infinite mind.  The Holy Bible lets us see that He can be everywhen and everywhere at the same time as well as hold our universe in His hand and yet be right here with us; with me, with you.  He loves us with a love that is very difficult to comprehend.  Therefore, we must strive to be like our Creator and ask for His help to do so.

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About Pastor Ward

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Pastor Ward Clinton has written a few books, most of which are available online.  When it comes to traditional bookstores a person is most likely going to have to go to the order desk and place an order for whichever one of my books they desire to obtain as I am still a relatively unknown author.

One of the ways to find out what books I have written, probably the best way, is to go to “Amazon.com” and do a search on “Pastor Ward Clinton” and that should give you a list of most of my books plus the ability to preview some of the content in them.

I have placed one of my books, “The Antichrist of Our Time” in the “Kindle unlimited reading program” which is handy for those who are using a Kindle or the Kindle App because they are able to read the whole thing or portions of it without having to purchase it.  I will likely be placing more of my books into that system in the future.

I am a US Navy veteran, have Pastored the homeless in Oklahoma City, Pastored traditional Churches, and am now trying out a new, for me, type of ministry, right here.  I try to mostly be a blessing to people and am aware that I sometimes annoy some individuals.  Sometimes that is actually on purpose and even in that I am hoping to be a long-term blessing albeit a short-term annoyance.

–Pastor Ward Clinton