This is good!its justification ( declared righteous)--> just as if we had never sinned ( forgiven or sin debt wiped free ) the moment we are Born again we become a new creation in Christ old things passed away all things become new . then we are set apart sanctified which is holiness which equal growing in the grace and knowledge of HIM. not a condition but a relationship its like being put on a potters wheel we have to be molded by the masters loving hand. we start out as clay the potter starts forming us into a vessel of honor, he then places it a heating kiln to be cured . i see this as the refiners fire/ the fiery trials .Job said
Job 23:10 But He knows the way that I take;
When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.
after the kiln the paint goes on aka the finished product. we made it home and the finished part of becoming a vessel of honor is over
The lump of clay is carved out of the streambed, and brought to the potter's house. The potter slabs off a chunk, and says, I'm going to use this part for my servant. So that one is now set apart for the Master's use, while still being an unformed lump of clay.
Much love!