What is biblical sanctification?
1 : to set apart to a sacred purpose or to religious use : consecrate. 2 : to free from sin : purify.
What is the purpose of sanctification?
Sanctification is the believer’s cleansing or purging from the nature of sin. This experience is not for sinners, but for people who, through grace, are saved and reconciled to God. This second work of grace makes the believer to be holy, have the nature of God and reflect the life of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
What’s another word for sanctification?
What is another word for sanctification?
| bene | blessing |
|---|---|
| prayer | benediction |
| benison | consecration |
| dedication | grace |
| invocation | petition |
How are we sanctified by the Holy Spirit?
Sanctification is the moment-by-moment process by which we more and more submit our hearts, minds, and bodies to following Jesus. As we daily follow Jesus, we become holy, set apart for serving God. Prayer. Holy Spirit, sanctify our hearts today so that we will love what you love and do what you desire us to do.
Why we need to be sanctified by the Holy Spirit?
The Holy Spirit has not only set us free from sin but also lives in our hearts and reminds us to follow Jesus more closely. As we daily follow Jesus, we become holy, set apart for serving God. Holy Spirit, sanctify our hearts today so that we will love what you love and do what you desire us to do.
What does a sanctified life look like?
Disconnect from sin: To live a sanctified life, you must disconnect from sin. Sin will never go on its own. His Word says that whosoever is born of God does not sin, because the seed of God abides in that person (I John 3:9). So, you need to disconnect from that sin now!
What does it mean to be sanctified by God?
Sanctification or in its verb form, sanctify, literally means “to set apart for special use or purpose”, that is, to make holy or sacred (compare Latin: sanctus). Therefore, sanctification refers to the state or process of being set apart, i.e. “made holy”, as a vessel, full of the Holy Spirit of God.