God “chose us” in order to make us “holy and blameless before Him.” This is what Christians are predestined for: holiness—conformity to the image of Christ—sanctification! If God has called us to himself, Paul tells his readers, it is so that we might someday stand before his heavenly throne “holy and blameless.” But God also chose us so that we might grow in our character and Christlikeness even now. Sanctification, in other words, is part of the “spiritual blessing” that is