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S. Michael Houdmann
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Sanctification is God's will for us (1 Thessalonians 4:3). The word sanctification is related to the word saint; both words have to do with holiness. To "sanctify" something is to set it apart for ...
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Onyebuchi Victor Ajalla
Sanctification is the process of being set apart for God's work and being conformed to the image of Christ. It is God working in a believer to produce more of a Godly character and life in the person who has already been justified (Phil. 2:13). The justified person is actively involved in submitting to God's will, resisting sin, seeking holiness, etc. Sanctification is working out our salvation to show that we are indeed a changed person and now born again.
Jack Gutknecht
1 Thessalonians 4:3: "For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality;" This is God’s will for you and me, That we sanctified should be. The generic meaning of sanctification is "the state of proper functioning." To sanctify someone or something is to set that person or thing apart for the use intended by its designer. A pen is "sanctified" when used to write. Eyeglasses are "sanctified" when used to improve sight. In the theological sense, things are sanctified when they are used for the purpose God intends. A human being is sanctified, therefore, when he or she lives according to God's design and purpose. The Greek word translated "sanctification" (hagiasmos) means "holiness." To sanctify, therefore, means "to make holy." biblestudytools.com
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