Martin Luther wrote, "There is no justification without sanctification, no forgiveness without renewal of life, no real faith from which the fruits of new obedience do not grow."
In Scripture, Luther recognized all those justified by faith in Christ are also sanctified. Sanctification means you as a believer are set apart with God's people in Christ. When you believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, you were immediately justified and sanctified by the Spirit of God.
Believers are elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ (1 Peter 1:2). God justifies and sanctifies you as a believer in Christ. God sanctifies you by the blood of Jesus and through the Holy Spirit.
You are justified and sanctified as the purchased possession of Christ. You are bought with the price of His blood shed at the cross. The cross work of Christ is applied to you in both justification as well as sanctification.
You are justified and sanctified by faith in the gospel, upon trusting in Christ as your Lord and Savior. However, your sanctification is a continuing process of growing in the grace and knowledge of Christ (2 Peter 3:18). Sanctification leads to your glorification at the return of Christ. Until then, you are sanctified in Christ.
