The Righteousness of Sanctification
The righteousness of sanctification is the Spirit's infusing of holy principles into the soul, resulting in a new nature created in righteousness and true holiness.
Thomas Brooks emphasizes the significance of the righteousness of sanctification, which is the work of the Holy Spirit infusing divine qualities into believers, as outlined in Galatians 5:22-23. He explains that these qualities represent the new nature created in righteousness and true holiness, as stated in Ephesians 4:24. Brooks encourages believers to earnestly seek this righteousness, comparing their desire to that of a hungry man for food or a thirsty deer for water, assuring that those who do so will ultimately be filled.
Text
"The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and
self-control." Galatians 5:22-23
The righteousness of sanctification, or imparted
righteousness, lies in the Spirit's infusing into the soul
those holy principles, divine qualities, or supernatural
graces, that the apostle mentions in Galatians 5:22-23.
These habits of grace, are nothing else but the new
nature or new man, which after God is created in
righteousness and true holiness, Eph. 4:24.
He who hungers and thirsts after the righteousness of
sanctification, out of a deep serious sense of his own
unrighteousness; he who hungers and thirsts after the
righteousness of sanctification, as earnestly as hungry
men do for food, or as thirsty men do for drink, or as
the hunted deer does after the water brooks--he is
the blessed soul, and shall at last be filled.
Sermon Outline
- The Righteousness of Sanctification points: - Defined as the Spirit's infusing of holy principles - Into the soul through divine qualities and supernatural graces
- The Fruit of the Spirit points: - Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control - Galatians 5:22-23
- The New Nature points: - Created in righteousness and true holiness - Ephesians 4:24
- Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness points: - A deep serious sense of one's own unrighteousness - Earnestly seeking the righteousness of sanctification
Key Quotes
“He who hungers and thirsts after the righteousness of sanctification, out of a deep serious sense of his own unrighteousness; he who hungers and thirsts after the righteousness of sanctification, as earnestly as hungry men do for food, or as thirsty men do for drink, or as the hunted deer does after the water brooks--he is the blessed soul, and shall at last be filled.” — Thomas Brooks
Application Points
- Recognize your own unrighteousness and have a deep serious sense of it.
- Earnestly seek the righteousness of sanctification through prayer and devotion.
- Allow the Spirit to infuse holy principles into your soul, resulting in a new nature created in righteousness and true holiness.