Protestant doctrine views it as complete at the moment of conversion to Christ. Sanctification is distinct from justification; the former is a process of growth in repentance and righteousness; the latter is its beginning. Justification has to do with one’s position vis-à-vis God—reconciliation and forgiveness. Sanctification has to do with one’s inward, spiritual condition. It is the process of being conformed inwardly to that righteousness received as a gift by faith alone at conversion. Luther
