this is a strong call to action, but it is also clear that this action can never be an independent human function but is related, in unique way, to the divine act of sanctification of which the Scriptures speak. The denial of this truth is the error signalized by Bavinck when he wrote: “Many indeed acknowledge that we are justified by the righteousness of Christ, but seem to think that—at least they act as if—they must be sanctified by a holiness they themselves have acquired.”2 This view he rejects