Blessing and Praise: Benedictions & Doxologies in Scripture
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God calls us as His people to pursue sanctification in the totality of our lives. Holiness is one of our greatest needs in the Christian life. However, we often fail to understand what part God plays in our sanctification. In this lesson, Dr. Charles breaks down the benediction in 1 Thessalonians 5:23–24 in order to stress the fact that our sanctification is built on the confidence that God is the One who sanctifies believers as we trust Him for this work of grace.
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H.B. Charles Jr.
Dr. H.B. Charles Jr. is pastor-teacher of Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Fla. He is author of several books, including It Happens After Prayer: Biblical Motivation for Believing Prayer, On Preaching: Personal and Pastoral Insights for the Preparation and Practice of Preaching, and On Pastoring: A Short Guide to Living, Leading, and Ministering as a Pastor. He is host of The On Preaching Podcast.
Sanctification
Resources about the Scriptures as a whole and major themes found in the Bible, including: Bible figures, Bibles, Bible software, biblical interpretation, biblical theology, the covenants, general reference works, the intertestamental period, introduction to the Bible, law and gospel, the Lord’s Prayer, prophecy, redemptive history, and the Ten Commandments.