Jesus Came to Fulfill the Law
Matthew 5:17-32
Key Verse: 5:17
Date: Jan. 19, 2026
Question
What is sanctification?
Answer
Sanctification is the work of God's free grace by which our whole person is made new in the image of God, and we are made more and more able to become dead to sin and alive to righteousness.
Reference Passages
1
Ezekiel 36:27
27 And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules.
Philippians 2:13
13 for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.
2 Thessalonians 2:13
2
2 Corinthians 5:17
Ephesians 4:23-24
1 Thessalonians 5:23
3
Ezekiel 36:25-27
Romans 6:4
Romans 6:6
Romans 6:12-14
2 Corinthians 7:1
1 Peter 2:24