John Lynch overall said that God sanctifies us. He believes it is our will for us, according to 1 Thessalonians 4:3. This word sanctification is related to the word saint, which has to do with holiness. “Sanctify” is something to set apart for special use in order to make a person holy. He commented on the greatness which is the fact that Biola has accountability groups. He said that accountability groups are great but a negative factor is that it can keep Christians from sharing what they are really going through. Even we as Christians can struggle with the fact that our faith isn’t reliant on flesh, but by grace alone. We are not sanctified if we are saved but left largely unchanged. We need to learn to truly trust in him rather than work
