Basic salvation doctrines are propitiation (God's wrath was satisfied by Christ's sacrifice), justification (just as if we have never sinned), sanctification (ongoing) and imputed righteousness (Christ takes our sins and gives us His righteousness....so in God's sight, we are holy/righteous.)
Sanctification is the ongoing process in our lives as the Holy Spirit deals with us in our hearts...to conform us to the image of Christ. But our legal standing before God is having the imputed righteousness of Christ.
You need to understand about walking in the Spirit so you won't walk in the flesh.
Do you realize once we accept Christ as our personal Savior that the Holy Spirit comes to reside in us to help us live godly?
"I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh." Galatians 5:16.
We don't have to walk in sin, although we might sometimes stumble. In that case, remember 1 John 1:9. "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Accept your cleansing and move on in your walk with the Lord.
Sanctification is the ongoing process in our lives as the Holy Spirit deals with us in our hearts...to conform us to the image of Christ. But our legal standing before God is having the imputed righteousness of Christ.
You need to understand about walking in the Spirit so you won't walk in the flesh.
Do you realize once we accept Christ as our personal Savior that the Holy Spirit comes to reside in us to help us live godly?
"I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh." Galatians 5:16.
We don't have to walk in sin, although we might sometimes stumble. In that case, remember 1 John 1:9. "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Accept your cleansing and move on in your walk with the Lord.