Without ____, which produces holiness of life, we are married in our image.

• A. Justification
• B. Redemption
• C. Glorification
• D. Sanctification

Answer: (D)

Sanctification is the process by which believers are being made holy through the work of the Holy Spirit, resulting in a life that increasingly reflects Christ. It is oriented toward daily conduct, character, and motives—what we actually live out. By contrast, justification is God’s legal act of declaring us righteous by faith, not something that changes our behavior day to day. Redemption refers to the price paid to set us free from sin, securing salvation, but it does not itself explain the ongoing transformation in how we live. Glorification looks ahead to the final, complete perfection of believers at the resurrection; it is the ultimate state, not the current work in us.

Without sanctification, which produces holiness of life, we remain bound to the patterns of our old fallen image rather than being renewed into Christ’s likeness. Sanctification is the Spirit-enabled growth that moves us toward holiness in daily life, cooperating with God’s transforming work as we submit to Him, study His word, pray, and live out faith in obedience.