Sanctification 7 min
THE GAZE THAT CHANGES US
Paul does not say we are transformed by trying. He says we are transformed by beholding. 2 Corinthians 3:18, slowly.
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PASTOR STAN'S
NOTES.
Sanctification notes from the Christian Fixation framework — vision, formation, expression.
Anthropology 9 min
BEHAVIOR IS DOWNSTREAM OF VISION
Humans are attention-shaped, desire-driven, formed by what they see. Sin is misdirected attention. Holiness is rightly directed attention.
Read note →Disciplines 6 min
DISCIPLINES AS FIXATION, NOT PRODUCTION
Bible reading is for seeing Christ. Prayer is engaging Him. Worship is focusing on Him. Community reflects Him. The disciplines do not produce — they direct.
Read note →Justification 5 min
DECLARED, THEN BEING FORMED
Justification is finished. Sanctification is unfolding. One is a verdict; the other is a vision being made flesh in you.
Read note →Spirit 8 min
VISION IS THE MEANS. THE SPIRIT IS THE AGENT.
Beholding alone does not transform. The Spirit transforms through beholding. Christ is the object; glory is the result.
Read note →Union 10 min
CONFORMED BECAUSE JOINED
We are not imitating Christ from a distance. We are united to Him. What forms in us is the life already ours in Him.
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