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| | Sanctification - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The concept of sanctification is widespread among religions, but is perhaps especially common among the various branches of the Christian religion. | | | 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 'holy'). | | | In the Protestant churches sanctification is widely viewed as the second stage in the Christian's walk with Christ, the first being justification(used here as salvation) and the third being glorification. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctification
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| | Sanctification |
| | In the apostolic church, the essence of sanctification was a Christlike purity; in the patristic church, withdrawal from the contaminations of society. | | | Sanctification is the sustaining and developing work of the Holy Spirit, bringing all the faculties of the soul more and more perfectly under the purifying and regulating principle of spiritual life. | | | The Greek Orthodox Church preserved the ascetic view of sanctification as self denial, nourished by the church and sacraments. |
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| | Bible Presbyterian Church WSC Project: Watson's "Body of Divinity" |
| | In sanctification, there is a blessed pliableness in the will; it symbolizes and comports with the will of God. | | | Sanctification is the ear-mark of Christ's elect sheep. | | | The word sanctification signifies to consecrate and set apart to a holy use: thus they are sanctified persons who are separated from the world, and set apart for God's service. |
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| | SANCTIFICATION II |
| | Sanctification is not simply the keeping of spiritual disciplines (e.g., the number of chapters read, verses memorized, prayers recited, church services attended, fasting, etc.). | | | Sanctification or holiness cannot be claimed simply because one has received a supernatural revelation, mystical insight, or spiritual gift. | | | The pursuit of sanctification or holiness is a divine command -- not a human option. |
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http://www.pbc.org/dp/stedman/rrf/sanct2.html
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| | SANCTIFICATION I |
| | Sanctification begins with conversion, must be lived by faith, guided by the Scripture, empowered by the Spirit for enablement and is based in the death and resurrection of Christ. | | | Sanctification is obeying by faith every commandment of God believing that the requisite power will be supplied no matter how one feels. | | | Sanctification then is the result of an active process, which begins with a subsequent dedication to Christ as Lord. |
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http://www.pbc.org/dp/stedman/rrf/sanct1.html
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| | Sound of Grace Online |
| | We are to make use of the means of sanctification which are the Word of God, prayer, obedience to all of God's commandments, the sacraments, and worship. | | | According to the Reformers, the confusion of the doctrine of sanctification and the doctrine of justification was one of the principal errors of the Church of Rome which teaches that, if we become sufficiently sanctified, we shall in the end thereby be justified. | | | But sanctification is doing away with our corruption and this is done not by the imputation of the righteousness of Christ to us, once for all, but by the gradual infusion of the holiness of Christ into us. |
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http://www.soundofgrace.com/v6n2/kennedy.htm
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| | Boyce's Abstract of Systematic Theology--Chapter 37 |
| | When, however, this sanctification is said to be progressive, it is not meant to deny the imperfections before referred to, nor to assert that there is a constant rise upward to God and toward his holy perfection. | | | But these acts themselves avail not unto their sanctification but are only made effective through the truth of God apprehended amid such events, and received as spiritual food for the growth of the believer. | | | In connection with that truth they are means of sanctification to his people, and only thus are to be regarded as occupying relations between their fellow-men and God. |
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http://www.founders.org/library/boyce1/ch37.html
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| | Sanctification |
| | Sanctification can be described as an inward spiritual process whereby God brings about holiness and change in the life of a Christian by means of the Holy Spirit. | | | Though sanctification may at first seem to be a foreign concept, it is one of the greatest things that has and is happening to every believer in Jesus Christ. | | | Sanctification is a biblical doctrine that is emphasized a great deal in Christian teaching. |
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http://www.allaboutfollowingjesus.org/sanctification.htm
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| | A brief summary of what is taught at Sovereign Grace Church |
| | To summarize, I have been teaching the people of Sovereign Grace Church that sanctification, as justification, is entirely due to the grace of God and is, in its every aspect, entirely attributable to the work of the Spirit of God in the life of the believer. | | | If sanctification could be said to require even the slightest participation or cooperation from us, then all the glory for sanctification would not belong to God, and we could claim some glory for ourselves. | | | The glory in our lives which reveals the work of God in our sanctification is a reflected glory: "And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever increasing glory which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit" (II Corinthians 3:18). |
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http://www.sgc-gettysburg.org/writings/sanctification_1.asp
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| | 10 Teachings - Chapter 7 |
| | The necessity of sanctification is declared in words of the Old Testament: "I am the Lord your God...be holy, for I am holy" (Leviticus 11:44). | | | If the necessity of sanctification roots in the holiness of God, it grows in the realization of the unholiness of man. The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are an ever increasing portrayal of man’s deep-dyed lack of holiness. | | | Two things may be said about the method of sanctification: first, there must be a radical break or reorientation in man’s nature that puts him on the road to holiness; second, there must be a continuing looking to the Lord for growth in righteousness thereafter. |
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http://home.regent.edu/rodmwil/10teach-07.htm
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| | Oswald Chambers' "My Utmost For His Highest": July 23rd. |
| | Sanctification is not drawing from Jesus the power to be holy; it is drawing from Jesus the holiness that was manifested in Him, and He manifests it in me. Sanctification is an impartation, not an imitation. | | | Sanctification means the impartation of the Holy qualities of Jesus Christ. | | | The mystery of sanctification is that the perfections of Jesus Christ are imparted to me, not gradually, but instantly when by faith I enter into the realization that Jesus Christ is made unto me sanctification. |
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http://www.myutmost.org/07/0723.html
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| | Sanctification, by Abraham Kuyper |
| | And the result was that this so-called sanctification led to a weakening of the faith, to a considering of purity of doctrine as immaterial; until finally it assumed a hostile attitude toward the mysteries of the truth. | | | Hence sanctification must be preached once again as a doctrine; it must be confessed, examined, and studied as a doctrine; to be followed by an appropriate application like the preaching of any other doctrine; and godliness, spiritual life, and good works will be the result. | | | And this is true of every mystery, as our confession of the Holy Trinity shows, which says of this deepest and most incomprehensible dogma: "That God's children know this as well from the testimonies of Holy Writ as from the operations of the divine Persons, and chiefly by those we feel in ourselves" (art. |
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http://homepage.mac.com/shanerosenthal/reformationink/aksanctif.htm
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| | Christianity 101 - Sanctification |
| | But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: 'Be holy because I am holy'" (1 Peter 1:14-16). | | | Paul explains the Holy Spirit's role in sanctification this way: "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. | | | Not only does God the Holy Spirit work through us, but we have in fact been predestined by God to undergo sanctification: "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. |
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http://www.gospeloutreach.net/sanctification.html
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| | Five Views on Sanctification: An In-Depth Analysis |
| | Wesley taught that sanctification begins at conversion, when the Spirit regenerates the heart of the believer, and that it's appropriated by faith, the same way that salvation is. Sanctification is "faith working by love": not merited but appropriated by faith. | | | The distinction between instantaneous and progressive sanctification, promoted by the Assemblies of God, moved away from the belief in entire sanctification espoused by the Holiness wing of the Pentecostal movement. | | | According to the Keswick view, sanctification is facilitated by the means of growth: prayer, learning the scripture, fellowship and suffering. |
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http://www.xenos.org/ministries/crossroads/OnlineJournal/issue1/fiveview.htm
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| | Sanctification |
| | Though the weakest faith perfectly justifies, the degree of sanctification is measured by the strength of the Christian's faith, and the persistence with which he apprehends Christ in the various relations which the Scriptures declare Him. | | | Sanctification is that continuous operation of the Holy Spirit, by which the holy disposition imparted in regeneration is maintained and strengthened. | | | A large part of sanctification consists in the formation of proper habits, such as the habit of Scripture reading, of secret prayer, of church going, of efforts to convert and benefit others. |
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http://www.seegod.org/sanctification.htm
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| | Sanctification |
| | It is rooted, not in humanity and their achievement of holiness or sanctification, but in what God has done in Christ, and for us in union with him. | | | The Nature of Sanctification and Gospel Holiness by John Owen | | | Sanctification: The Spirit and the Flesh a note from the Geneva Study Bible |
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http://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/articles/topic/sanctification.html
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| | bibleteacher.org: Sanctification by Louis Berkoff |
| | It consists fundamentally and primarily in a divine operation in the soul, whereby the holy disposition born in regeneration is strengthened and its holy exercises are increased. | | | In the historical unfolding of the doctrine of sanctification, the Church concerned itself primarily with three problems: (a) the relation of the grace of God in sanctification to faith; (b) the relation of sanctification to justification; and (c) the degree of sanctification in this present life. | | | Sanctification takes place partly in the subconscious life, and as such is an immediate operation of the Holy Spirit; but also partly in the conscious life, and then depends on the use of certain means, such as the constant exercise of faith, the study of God's Word, prayer, and association with other believers. |
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| | Sanctification - Ryle |
| | Sanctification, then, is the invariable result of that vital union with Christ which true faith gives to a Christian – “He that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth for much fruit” (John 15:5). | | | Sanctification, again, is a thing which does not prevent a man having a great deal of inward spiritual conflict. | | | Sanctification, again, is a thing that depends greatly on a diligent use of Scriptural means. |
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| | Sanctification - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia |
| | These words are "holy," "hallow," "hallowed," "holiness," "consecrate," "saint," "sanctify," "sanctification." It must be borne in mind that these words are all translations of the same root, and that therefore no one of them can be treated adequately without reference to the others. | | | Christian perfection, through entire sanctification, by faith, here and now, was one of the doctrines by which John Wesley gave great offense to his clerical brethren in the Anglican church. | | | The word "sanctification" does not occur in the Synoptic Gospels at all, but "sonship" with the Jews expressed this same relation of belonging. |
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http://www.studylight.org/enc/isb/view.cgi?number=T7625
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| | "Sanctification" by Benjamin Warfield |
| | The nature of sanctification, as well as its method and the relation of the divine and human factors in its prosecution, is differently conceived by the several types of theology. | | | The Mystical view of sanctification, though never embodied in any church creed, has existed as a doctrine and as a tendency in all ages and among all Christian denominations. | | | The evangelical doctrine of sanctification common to the Lutheran and Reformed Churches includes the following points: |
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http://www.the-highway.com/sanctification_Warfield.html
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| | SANCTIFICATION |
| | The terms translated sanctify and sanctification are of the same family as terms translated holy. | | | This is the word "hagiazo." It is translated holy in Rev 22:1 (speaking of holy living), and hallowed in the Lord's prayer (hallowed by thy name, Mat 6:9; Lu. | | | The terms for holiness and sanctification in the New Testament are very similar. |
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| | Oswald Chambers' "My Utmost For His Highest": July 22nd. |
| | The Spirit of God in the process of sanctification will strip me until I am nothing but "myself," that is the place of death. | | | In sanctification God has to deal with us on the death side as well as on the life side. | | | Sanctification is not something Jesus Christ puts into me: it is Himself in me. (1 Cor. |
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http://www.myutmost.org/07/0722.html
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| | The LDS Daily WOOL Archive© - Sanctification |
| | Prophets and leaders of the church are continually teaching and encouraging the saints to place their lives in order according to the revealed laws of the Lord. | | | Now they, after being sanctified by the Holy Ghost, having their garments made white, being pure and spotless before God, could not look upon sin save it were with abhorrence; and there were many, exceeding great many, who were made pure and entered into the rest of the Lord their God." (Al. | | | God has placed in us a pure spirit; when this reigns predominant, without let or hindrance, and triumphs over the flesh and rules and governs and controls as the Lord controls the heavens and the earth, this I call the blessing of sanctification. |
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http://www.ldscn.com/wool/sanctification.shtml
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| | SANCTIFICATION |
| | God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ (The Word of God made flesh; for God hath spoken unto us by his Son). | | | But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. | | | Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit. |
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| | SANCTIFICATION |
| | The work of Sanctification is also ascribed to the Holy Ghost: "But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth "(2 Thess. | | | Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it." Thus the Lord makes it manifest that his people are not of the world, but that he hath chosen them out of the world, as a seed to serve him, and a generation to call him blessed. | | | She had been expecting to attain to this all the way she had travelled, and especially when she came to be on a deathbed. |
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http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/8890/grace/wg_sanct.html
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| | SANCTIFICATION. |
| | This sanctification is an eternal reality, and is based on a new spiritual position the Christian has in Jesus Christ. | | | PRESENT SANCTIFICATION is the process by which the Holy Spirit gradually changes the believer's life to give victory over sin. | | | There are three distinctly different aspects of this sanctification: past, present, and future. |
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http://www.wayoflife.org/fbns/sanctification.htm
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| | Holy Living |
| | 8.11) The doctrine of sanctification, therefore, as taught in the Bible, is, that we are made holy not by the force of conscience, or of moral motives, nor by acts of discipline, but by being united to Christ so as to become reconciled to God, and partakers of the Holy Ghost. | | | It is the temple of the Holy Ghost, (1 Cor. | | | There is, therefore, according to the gospel, no such thing as sanctification without or before justification. |
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http://www.mbrem.com/life/holy-ch.htm
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| | Tom Hermiz / Article: Entire Sanctification Explained |
| | Our part in the work of entire sanctification is to completely consecrate ourselves or to set ourselves apart to God, willingly acknowledging the lordship of Jesus Christ in our lives. | | | As he surrenders to God, his prayer is not, "Forgive me," but "Cleanse me." The new birth deals with the sins we have committed; entire sanctification cleanses our hearts from their sinful condition. | | | It is only as we understand the two-fold nature of sin creating past guilt and a present condition that we can understand the doctrine of entire sanctification. |
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| | We Believe in Sanctification: Part 2: Past Sanctification |
| | To the pilgrims of the Dispersion… elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ (1 Pet 1:1-2). | | | Intrinsic sanctification is seen to be the work of the Holy Spirit, who is sent by the Father and the Son. | | | Thus, positional sanctification (being put into the Body of Christ by the Holy Spirit) is very common in the NT, although the words sanctify or sanctification are not found in most of those references. |
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| | SANCTIFICATION |
| | The emphasis of this definition is not the Old Testament sanctification of things, but the New Testament sanctification of the Believer. | | | The Bible speaks of the sanctification of persons, places, days, seasons, objects, the first born of Israel, the Levites, the priests, the altar, the offerings, the Sabbath, and so on. | | | Since the new owner is God, the person, place, or thing must be consecrated (holy). |
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http://www.gracebibleministries.org/GBMstudies/DictGospel/11Sancti.html
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| | Sanctification |
| | The Doctrine of Sanctification - Stanley L. Derickson | | | Sanctification: To Separate, To Set Apart as Holy | | | Sanctification/Part 3: God's Role in Present Sanctification - Robert N. Wilkin |
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| | Sanctification |
| | In regeneration, God implants desires that were not there before: desire for God, for holiness, and for the hallowing and glorifying of God's name in this world; desire to pray, worship, love, serve, honor, and please God; desire to show love and bring benefit to others. | | | Moral renovation, whereby we are increasingly changed from what we once were, flows from the agency of the indwelling Holy Spirit (Rom. | | | Relational sanctification, the state of being permanently set apart for God, flows from the cross, where God through Christ purchased and claimed us for himself (Acts 20:28; 26:18; Heb. |
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http://www.fivesolas.com/ct_sanc.htm
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| | Carm, Theological Dictionary, S - Z |
| | To sanctify means to be set apart for a holy use. | | | Sanctification is the process by which the Holy Spirit makes us more like Christ in all that we do, think, and desire. | | | True sanctification is impossible apart from the atoning work of Christ on the cross because only after our sins are forgiven can we begin to lead a holy life. |
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http://www.carm.org/dictionary/dic_s.htm
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| | Sanctification - a short story by John Meaney |
| | n the day before her sanctification, Zenshara arose at dawn, and walked out of the monastery. | | | He talked simply, of the history of the monasteries on all the inhabited worlds, and their role in maintaining the social order while continuing the expansion of humankind throughout the universe. | | | Teacher took her to his study, where he talked about the types of Wishes which Saints made. |
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http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/stories/sanct.htm
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