A7.2 – WHAT SANCTIFICATION IS

 

  1. Sanctification is the process of being set apart for the use of God, Jere 1:5
  2. Sanctification is the deliverance from inward and outward sinful defilement whereby the believer begins to enjoy living holy life, Genesis 17:1
  3. Sanctification is the separation from sin and separation unto God and, Leviticus 11:45
  4. Sanctification is the deliverance from ‘self.’ Self is the continuous desire to have and follow one’s way and one’s own rights. Matt 5:38-39
  5. Sanctification is the making holy what was before defiled and sinful. It is a work of divine grace upon the soul that has been justified by the love of Christ, 1Peter 1:13-16      
  6. Sanctification is the gradual, continuous and progressive mortification of the body of sin

1Thessalonians 4:3-5

  1. Sanctification ensures the believer is gradually cleansed from the corruption of human nature, and is at length presented perfect. 2Thes. 2:13
  2. Other words used for Sanctification include
    • a) Pure Heart, 1 Pet 1:22
    • b) Circumcised Heart, Deuteronomy 30:6
    • c) Perfection, 5:48
    • d) Holiness, Heb 12:14
    • e) To set apart for God, Exodus 19:21-23