Sanctification

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8, focusing on God's will for His people's sanctification, specifically in the area of sexual purity. He establishes a biblical framework for…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5, with supporting passages from 1 Corinthians 7 and Proverbs 5, to teach believers how to be kept from sexual impurity. He argues that God's will…

In this sermon, Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8, focusing on the command for believers to live in sanctification and honor, specifically regarding sexual purity. He contrasts…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8, focusing on the will of God for believers' sanctification, specifically in the area of sexual purity. He grounds this teaching in the…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24, focusing on the doctrine of entire sanctification. He establishes that this complete holiness, encompassing spirit, soul, and body, is…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on Matthew 7:19-20, Romans 8:28-30, Ephesians 5:25-27, and Titus 2:11-14, arguing that a growing conformity to the moral likeness of Christ is a necessary and…

Pastor Martin opens a new section on sanctification by considering it in three lights. He first relates sanctification to the human problem of sin, using the illustration of a drunk driver who needs…

Pastor Martin devotes a full message to the lexical groundwork of sanctification, showing that the Hebrew and Greek word families translated 'sanctify/holy' primarily mean to set apart from common…

Using the illustration of a wide-angle lens on a three-peaked mountain, Pastor Martin surveys the biblical doctrine of sanctification in its three great dimensions. Peak one — definitive…

Pastor Martin zooms in on Romans 6 as the watershed passage for definitive sanctification. He shows that verse 2 — 'we who are such as have died to sin' — contains the distilled essence of the…

Pastor Martin zooms in on Colossians 3:9-10 as a second great witness to definitive sanctification, working through the letter's larger framework of the person of Christ, the work of Christ, and…

Pastor Martin turns to Ephesians 4:17-24 as a third key passage on definitive sanctification. After establishing both the larger and immediate context, he defends the indicative translation of verses…

Pastor Martin completes his exposition of definitive sanctification by working through Romans 8:5-9 and Galatians 5:16-24. Romans 8 draws an extended contrast between those after the flesh and those…

Pastor Martin moves to the second peak of sanctification — progressive sanctification — and covers four headings: the fact established (continuous mortification, growth, renewal, transformation, and…

Pastor Martin expounds on the agents of progressive sanctification, focusing on the indispensable work of the Triune God. He begins by warning against two common errors: sanctification by naked human…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Philippians 2:12-13, arguing that progressive sanctification involves both God's sovereign work and the believer's active, whole-souled engagement. He addresses the…

Pastor Martin turns from the agency of sanctification to the pattern of sanctification, asking by what standard the believer is to evaluate growth in grace. He unfolds the first three strands of the…

In 'Perfection - Denied but Pursued,' Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Philippians 3:12-14, where the Apostle Paul emphatically denies having attained perfection while vigorously pursuing it. Martin…

In this foundational sermon on sanctification, Pastor Albert N. Martin establishes the doctrine's immense importance and provides a precise definition rooted in the Westminster Standards. He argues…

Pastor Martin expounds Romans 6, arguing for a 'radical cleavage with sin' as the definitive beginning of sanctification, a once-for-all act of God in union with Christ's death and resurrection. He…

Pastor Martin expounds on the second aspect of sanctification: 'Sanctification Continued, the Gradual Process.' He establishes its biblical basis through specific words and figures, then addresses…

Pastor Martin reviews the doctrine of progressive sanctification, emphasizing that it is a process involving both the triune God's work and the believer's conscious effort. He expounds Philippians…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on the corporate disciplines of progressive sanctification, arguing that true holiness is not a 'freelance' or 'do-it-yourself' endeavor but is cultivated within the…

Pastor Martin returns to John 13:1-17, presenting two 'gleanings' from Jesus' foot-washing. First, he distinguishes between initial, once-for-all cleansing from sin (justification/regeneration) and…

In this sermon on 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24, Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Paul's prayer for the Thessalonians' entire sanctification and the divine promise of its fulfillment. He meticulously…

In "The Clarion Call to the Pursuit of Holiness," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Peter 1:14-16, urging believers to live lives of universal holiness. He establishes the foundation for this…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Peter 2:1-3, focusing on the prerequisites for spiritual growth. He argues that genuine longing for the 'spiritual milk' of God's Word, essential for growth unto…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Peter 2:1-3, focusing on the believer's mandate to long for the pure spiritual milk of God's Word for spiritual growth unto salvation. He first addresses the…

Pastor Martin expounds 1 Thessalonians 3:11-13, dissecting Paul's deep longing for the Thessalonian believers. He first examines Paul's Godward longing, drawing out lessons on God's power over Satan…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Thessalonians 3:12-13, focusing on the means by which believers are established in unblameable holiness. He argues that this goal is achieved through an increasing…

Pastor Martin begins an exposition of 1 Thessalonians 4, focusing on the theme of the Christian's 'walk' and how believers 'ought to walk' to please God. He emphasizes that true prayer and desire…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12, urging believers to cultivate 'sanctified quietness, self-interest, and industriousness.' He argues that these virtues are essential for…

In this sermon, Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Thessalonians 5:15, urging believers not to retaliate evil for evil but to actively pursue good towards all people. He grounds this command in the…

Pastor Martin continues his exposition of Matthew 7:13-14, emphasizing the inescapable necessity of entering the narrow gate and walking the restricted way to attain eternal life. He highlights the…

In 'What is the Straightened Way? Part 4,' Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on Matthew 7:13-14 and the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-10), arguing that the 'restricted way' leading to life is fundamentally…

In "What is the Straightened Way? Part 7," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Galatians 5:16-25, arguing that the 'straitened way' leading to life is the way of gospel holiness, characterized by…

In 'What is the Straightened Way? Part 9,' Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on Matthew 7:13-14, Galatians 1:3-4, 1 John 5:4-5, and Galatians 6:14, demonstrating the power by which true believers…

In "Time and Spiritual Maturity," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on Hebrews 5:11-14 and Revelation 2:1-5, arguing that spiritual maturity does not automatically come with the passing of time, even…

Pastor Martin expounds Romans 6:15-23, arguing that true salvation involves an inseparable 'change of masters, practice, and destiny.' He demonstrates that believers are freed from sin's dominion and…

In his fourth foundational sermon on sexual purity, Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on the proposition that 'A real participation in the dynamics of saving grace will deliver us from the dominion of…

In this sermon, Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his exposition of Ephesians 1:18, focusing on the phrase "his inheritance in the saints." He clarifies that this inheritance is not for all humanity…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Hebrews 12:14, emphasizing that "gospel holiness" is an essential, non-optional, and practical element of salvation, not merely positional. He argues that God's…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on the necessity of holiness, arguing that it is central to God's plan of salvation from eternity to eternity. He first addresses the human predicament, illustrating…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Hebrews 12:14, defining gospel holiness as practical conformity to God's will by the Spirit's power through appointed means. He argues that Jesus Christ is the…

Pastor Martin expounds Romans 6, arguing that biblical sanctification, or gospel holiness, comprises three dimensions: 'sanctification begun' (a radical, definitive cleavage with sin at conversion)…

In 'Personal Holiness and Christlikeness, Part 2,' Pastor Albert N. Martin challenges pastors to pursue personal holiness and Christlikeness as a primary ministerial passion through conscientious…

Pastor Albert N. Martin, in the first part of his sermon on "Gospel Holiness: Elements," expounds Hebrews 12:14, arguing that holiness is an essential element of true salvation, without which no one…

Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his exposition on the nature of holiness, focusing on 'sanctification continued' or progressive sanctification. He addresses cardinal issues related to this process…

Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his series on "Gospel Holiness," focusing on its positive elements. Expounding primarily on Hebrews 12:14, Psalm 40:8, and Romans 7:22, he argues that true holiness…

Pastor Martin completes the fourfold pattern of sanctification by setting forth the Lord Jesus Christ as the supreme pattern for the believer. He establishes from both the self-consciousness of…

Pastor Martin concludes his treatment of progressive sanctification by establishing that the God-ordained normal context for the believer's growth in grace is the life and ministry of a specific…

Pastor Martin moves from the second to the third peak of the mountain of sanctification — climactic sanctification or final glorification. He unfolds the essence (the actual realization of perfect…

Pastor Martin draws four practical implications from the doctrine of climactic sanctification. First, the Christian should not live in morbid dread or fear of death, since death's penal sting has…

Pastor Martin expounds Romans 8:28-30, setting the doctrine of justification within the broader context of God's ultimate purpose in salvation. He argues that God's purpose is not merely to forgive…

In "Dealing with Sin in the Justified State," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on Romans 8:15, Matthew 6:9-13, and 1 John 1:5-2:2, addressing the problem of ongoing sin in the life of a justified…

In "No Escape from Tension/Conflict #1," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on Acts 14:22, Galatians 5:16-17, and Hebrews 12:3-4, asserting that the Christian life is inherently marked by tension and…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Philippians 2:12-13, arguing against passivity in the Christian life. He asserts that God, in conversion, renews existing human faculties (body, mind, emotions, will)…

In "No Crisis Experience #2," Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his exposition of Trinity Baptist Church's ninth affirmation, arguing against the notion of a post-conversion crisis experience as…

Pastor Martin continues his series on 'No Crisis Experience,' focusing on the fourth principle: there is no post-conversion crisis experience promised or commanded by God as normative for the…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Thessalonians 2:10, focusing on the mark of genuine holiness in ministry. He argues that true holiness is verifiable both horizontally (by men) and vertically (by…