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QOTD – Our Cooperation in Sanctification

// July 6th, 2009 // Books, Jesus Stuff, Life, Quote of the Day, calvinism, theology, tim keller

When God’s grace first comes to us, it comes unconditionally, regardless of our merits. His mercy is “unconditional” in that God calls us with the gospel before we should any interest or desire for him (Romans 3:9-18), while we are still his enemies. But though God’s mercy comes without conditions, it does not proceed without conditions! God demands our cooperation in sanctification. Why? Because he loves us, and we can only be happy if we are holy. GOd cannot leave us in the condition in which he originally found us. He therefore demands cooperation with his mercy. We must give ourselves to Bible study, to fellowship with God, to the practice of the truth. If we do not, we will not grow.

-Tim Keller, Ministries of Mercy