Cedar Hills Community Church - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

DISCOVERING YOUR LIFE IN CHRIST1 Peter 1:13-251. God does not cheapen His grace by making it conditional on our actions.2. God does not cheapen His grace by compromising His standards.JUSTIFICATION“Justification refers to God’s declaration that someone is determined to be righteous in His sight. This justification is a one-time act whereby God declares a sinner like you and me to be not only not guilty but perfectly righteous before His high bar of justice.” Erik Raymond (The Gospel Coalition)SANCTIFICATION“Sanctification, on the other hand, is the continual process of being made more holy. It is the progressive conformity of the one who has been justified into the image of their Savior through the work of the Holy Spirit.” Erik Raymond (The Gospel Coalition)HEIDELBERG CATECHISMLord’s Day 32; Q&A 86Q: Since we have been delivered from our misery by grace through Christ without any merit of our own, why then should we do good works?A: Because Christ, having redeemed us by his blood, is also restoring us by his