Kelly - 1 Thessalonians 5

Let's give a big round of applause for Sanctifying Grace!!!! Wooo Hooo!

v. 23 "May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ."

To understand these words in my context, try to remember how you life-long Lutherans feel when you read "By Grace you are justified, through faith." The promise of sanctifying grace is as true to my heart as Welch's brand grape juice during communion.

The Lutherans talk about Grace - the Methodists break that same grace into 3 facets: Prevenient, Justifying, and Sanctifying Grace. We are holy by God's grace. We are made perfect through God's grace.

John Wesley died lying in bed singing the words to the hymn "I'll praise my maker while I've breath"....being holy and praising God are inseperable.