The Absence of the Sense of Sin: In Present-Day Religion

What is it that has weakened the church today? It is the absence of sense of sin. This article explains that true conversion, sanctification and the work of the Holy Spirit are linked to the sense of sin. Has the loss of sense of sin imply that we lost true conversion and sanctification, living with the absence of the Spirit? 

Acting the Miracle – Prelude to Acting the Miracle: Putting Sanctification in Its Place

In the first part of Chapter 1, Piper defines sanctification. In the next part he gives it a place in the order of salvation. He explains that sanctification has to do with being and becoming holy and this is nothing less than a sharing in the holiness of God.

Acting the Miracle – The Search for Sanctification's Holy Grail

What is a biblical understanding of sanctification? The author explains that Scripture talks about sanctification in two different ways, definitive sanctification and progressive sanctification. He further warns against cheap slogans that communicate unhelpful and even misleading understandings of sanctification. He continues with a discussion of the centrality of union with Christ in believers’ sanctification.