Sanctification
Overview
Excerpt: Scripturally, the word sanctification has three meanings: First, separation; second, dedication; third, spiritfilling. Webster’s definition of it is as follows: “1. Sanctification is the act of God’s grace by which the affections of man are purified, or alienated from sin and the world, and exalted to a supreme love of God; also, the state of being thus purified or sanctified. 2. The act of consecrating, or setting apart for a sacred purpose.”
- What is Sanctification?
- The Apostolic Experience
- Consecration and Dedication
- The Holy Spirit of Promise
- Our Inheritance
- Sanctified by Faith
- The Subtraction Process
- Christian Perfection
- Holiness
- The Vine and the Branches
- Some Helpful Thoughts on Consecration
- Questions and Answers
- Personal Experience
Top Highlights
“The act of consecrating, or setting apart for a sacred purpose.’ ‘Sanctifier. One who sanctifies or makes holy; specifically, the Holy Ghost.’ ‘Sanctify. 1. To set apart to a holy or religious use. 2. To make holy or free from sin; to cleanse from moral corruption or pollution; to make holy by detaching the affections from the world and its defilements and exalting them to a supreme love of God.’ Scripturally and practically, the terms sanctification, holiness, purity, and perfection are synonymous. Holiness, Separation: setting apart; sacredness. Purity. Cleanness; chastity. Perfection. Completeness; wholeness. All this is comprehended in one word, sanctification.” (source)
“This brings the believer into the condition where God can fulfill his part. He can now take exclusive possession of the dedicated temple, and sanctify it. ‘And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly.’—1 Thess. 5:23. ‘And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost.’—Acts 2:4. This brings the believer into a more perfect spiritual relationship with God than when simply justified.” (source)
“Every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.’—1 John 3:3. ‘Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.’” (source)
“Scripturally, the word sanctification has three meanings: First, separation; second, dedication; third, spiritfilling.” (source)
“that the Holy Spirit should dwell in the hearts of consecrated men and women” (source)
- Title: Sanctification
- Author: J. W. Byers
- Publisher: Gospel Trumpet
- Publication Date: 1902
