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Here's Grace to You, Bible teacher John MacArthur.

I want you to turn now in your Bible Degalations chapter four.

Galatians chapter four, we are looking at just the statement primarily in verse nineteen.

Where the Apostle Paul says that he is again in labor until Christ is formed in You.

This was a profound agony in Paul's life that believers, true Christians, be sanctified.

That is, see the decreasing of sin and the increasing of righteousness.

This was on his heart.

It caused him no small amount of pain and agony.

And we looked at that last time and we'll do it again this morning and then again next Sunday as well,

because this is such an important verse and an important concept.

I've titled this little brief series here, sanctification Christ formed in You.

Between justification, the time when You were declared righteous by faith in Christ and glorification,

the time You enter into His presence, we live in the reality of sanctification.

Sanctification means to be separate.

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