Can you say sanctification 5 times fast?

What does it mean? Is there a definitive definition? Well, I know what I know and that's about it, so this next bit is MY OPINION ... First off, here is how thefreedictionary.com defines sanctification:

1. To set apart for sacred use; consecrate. 2. To make holy; purify.

My understanding has always been that sanctification is instantaneous AND progressive at the same time. Once a person gives their life over to God, they are looked at BY God as instantly pure and holy thru the sacrifice His Son Jesus Christ did on the cross during the crucifixion. By the way, it only took ONE DROP OF BLOOD to cleanse the sins of man. However, your sanctification in actuality, takes place over your entire life. It is progressive. I will have to seek scriptural backup for these truths ... that will come in a later post.

Having said all this, I believe that while it is nifty to know the definitions of terms from scripture, it all really comes down to faith and trust. Do you have faith and trust in God that He is who He says He is and that what the Bible says really is His word and is wholly true and trustworthy? If the answer is "yes", then it really doesn't matter WHAT you think about sanctification, does it? But it is an interesting thing to discuss, as if we really know what we are talking about anyway.

Rick Carlisle - Jim Carrey

Were the gentlemen separated at birth or are they the same person? I can't be sure. I see Rick on the Dallas Maverick's sideline and Jim isn't making any movies at the moment ... maybe he's too busy coaching the Mavs ... food for thought.

I'M BACK ...

Did you know that God cares more for WHO you are than WHAT you have
accomplished? Actually it would be who you are IN HIM. Without God, we are all guilty of everything big or small that we have ever done wrong. God equipped us from birth with a free will and a sense of right and wrong. God knew before He even created us that we couldn't live a sinless life, which is why He sent His only Son to pay our debt. We couldn't, but God could. God set things up so that only a blood sacrifice from a spotless lamb could cleanse a person of their sin. The Son of God (Jesus Christ) willingly went to the cross (the cruelest form of punishment of the day devised by the Romans) to spill His own blood for the sins of mankind. The blood of a sinless man has made a way for us all to stand spotless before Almighty God. You see, He looks at all of us thru the blood of His Son. So WHO you are is far more important to God than WHAT you have done. Are you forgiven? Are you a child of the King? Have you faced yourself head on and seen the need for a change? If so, I am here to tell you that the Creator of the Universe is waiting with open arms to welcome you into His family. I did so over 30 yrs ago and I have never, not even one time, ever regretted my decision to follow Christ. Join me, won't you. You will never be the same.

Hawthorne

Nathaniel, that is ... "No man can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude without finally getting bewildered as to which may be true."


This pearl of wisdom was seen on THE SOPRANOS - SEASON ONE; EPISODE 5.

As the saying goes: "You take the meat and leave the bones" and "Truth is truth wherever you find it."

I told ja I could be serious ... hahahahaha.

Who is the Dos Equis man?

I have done some research and found out that the man pictured here is Claude Diefendorfer. His story is a tragic one. He grew up in anonymity in the small Northwestern town of Moose Snout, Washington. As a young adult he aspired to be an actor, but was very shy, even withdrawn. When he reached middle age, he was spotted in his van down by the river, where he was arbitrarily chosen to be the star of a series of commercials for the Mexican beer, Dos Equis. Quickly he became an international icon, known as "the most interesting man in the world", with the catch phrase "Stay thirsty my friends." Things went well for Claude until he began to have trouble going out in public. While he enjoyed the noteriety at first, it began to wear on him. He began having anxiety attacks and become introverted. He stumbled into Arkam Asylum to check himself in recently. The straw that broke the camels back was when, wherever he went, he was met by one question - "Hey Dos Equis guy, are you thirsty?" It was the only thing anyone ever wanted to know from him. His own identity disappeared, only to be replaced by "the Dos Equis guy". So Claude Diefendorfer will spend the rest of his life, quietly, alone, in search of his real identity.

I'm Clyde Thaxton and this has been "Who are you?"

Who is Thurber Mingus & what is he doing in Texas?

Is it just the name of two neighboring towns on I-20 in West Texas or is it the alter ego of a famous or perhaps infamous, international spy who has blended in with the town folks in the area. To conceal his identity they now refer to their two towns as Thurber, Texas and Mingus, Texas, rewriting their entire history to conceal his identity. Will we ever really know the truth?? Only time will tell.