lives that are pleasing to him.”104 In justification the guilt of sin is removed—the believer is declared righteous. But sanctification deals with the pollution of sin, “the corruption of our nature which is the result of sin and which, in turn, produces further sin.”105 Thus, progressive sanctification is a process by which this pollution of sin is being removed; however, it will not be totally removed (completely eradicated) in this life. Sanctification also affects our very nature. This is not