Definition of Sanctification

To be sanctified is to be set apart as holy to the Lord.

We are set apart as holy when we first receive Christ and begin to practice righteous and holy behavior. In the second area of redemption we make progress in the ability to think, speak, and act in a righteous and holy manner. The Christian discipleship is one of ever-increasing reconciliation to God.

In the third area of redemption, that of conquest, we receive added power and Life from Christ to the point that we are able to tread under foot all the works of the devil.

The Person of the Godhead who is active in a special manner in the area of sanctification is the Holy Spirit. He leads us into the development of righteous and holy behavior, which involves learning of the Person, will, ways, and eternal purpose of God.

Also necessary are the manifestation of the Holy Spirit in gifts and ministries, the offering of prayer and worship to the Father, putting to death the deeds of our body, the forming of Christ in us, assembling together with fervent Christians, and all other graces and circumstances of the Christian pilgrimage.

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