Why are we held responsible for Adam sin?

That's just one of the questions we'll be answering on today's edition of Core Christianity.

Well, hi, I'm Bill Meyer, along with Pastor Adriel Sanchez.

We pray that you had a wonderful weekend.

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And here's a YouTube question from one of our viewers and his name's Walter. He says,

does every believer in Jesus Christ go through sanctification? And what is the meaning of sanctification?

Excellent question, Walter. So we want to begin by maybe answering the second part of your question. What is the meaning of sanctification? Excellent question, Walter. So we want to begin by maybe answering the second part of your question.

What is the meaning of sanctification?

Sanctification is the work of God's Holy Spirit in our lives, conforming us more and more

into the image of Jesus Christ.

It happens as by the grace of the spirit, we're mortifying that is putting to death

the sinful deeds of the body, growing more and more in holiness after the image of Christ

and honoring the Lord. And so it's, you know, God chipping away at the rough edges, if you will.

And every believer, I would say, does go through sanctification, but we're all

kind of in different stages. It's helpful to distinguish between justification and sanctification.

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