“Elect … through sanctification of the Spirit.” The work of the Holy Spirit in a human heart begins with conviction (John 16:7–11), moves on to regeneration (John 3:3–8), then to sanctification, and climaxes in our ultimate glorification (Rom. 8:26–30). God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are all mentioned by Paul in Romans 8:26–30 as being active in the redemptive process that puts us in the family of God. It is an event of such magnitude that each
1 Peter 1:2b