Eastern Bible Conference 2017 - Study 4: Sanctification

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What is sanctification? The word means separate or set apart. It’s precisely the same as the words holy, holiness, sanctuary, saint. It’s a grand Bible theme with many references. Here are just a few chapters Exodus 19 , the people were sanctified; Numbers 28 , Aaron and his sons; Genesis 2 , the Sabbath day; Exodus 30 , the tabernacle; 2 Chronicles 7 , the temple; John 10 , Christ sanctified Himself; 1 Timothy 4:5 , all things sanctified by the word of God and prayer There is positional sanctification . God has done this permanently when He saved and justified us. Romans 6, we are buried and risen with Christ, so we reckon that to be true, presenting ourselves to God as holy 1 Corinthians 1:1-2, sanctified and called saints (not ‘called to be” saints) Hebrews 10:10, 14, those who are sanctified There is also perfect sanctification when we will be completely like Christ, 1 Jn. 3:2, Phil. 3:21. 1 Thessalonians 5:23, prayer agreeing with God’s plan to do this But in between positional and perfect sanctification there is practical sanctification . It can be called progressive sanctification—not because we will ultimately attain perfection in this life, but because we should be progressing in practice and display of this truth. 1 Thessalonians 3:13, established blameless in holiness—in view of Christ’s appearing 1 Thessalonians 4:7, called not to uncleanness but holiness Other references: 1 Peter 1:13-17; we can only become what we already are Psalm 119:11, cleansing by the word of God 1 Corinthians 1:30, Christ Jesus is made sanctification for us Galatians 3, not by the flesh but by the Spirit; Galatians 5, the power for sanctification 1 Corinthians 6:19, the Holy Spirit in us 2 Tim. 1:9, a holy calling John 17:13-19 verse 11, Holy Father then, we are not of this world; the Word of God is the truth that sanctifies us our object is the Lord, who sanctified Himself and prayed for our sanctification the work of the entire Trinity Notice that holy is not the same as righteous or perfect. The opposite of holy is ‘common.” In Exodus 3, the ground where Moses stood was holy. Why? Because God was there at that moment—that’s what made it uncommon and holy. Holy is something that is supremely unique , or a cut above the rest . Our holy calling imparts a supremely unique dignity that then impacts our daily behavior. Observe the specific area of sanctification in 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8. It tells us how to walk and please God (v. 3), and in particular this is in sexual purity. If sanctification can be illustrated as though we are God’s good china—staying clean, stored and kept in a place of honor, not used for ordinary, common purposes, not used for digging in the dirt. The emphasis on sexual sanctification is very relevant. We are taught here to possess our own bodies; this is God’s will. There are consequences of a lack of sanctification. There is discipline for it too. But remember that forgiveness is also plentiful. Covenant Eyes is a program that assists with accountability for Internet use. 1 Corinthians 15:33, bad company will corrupt us 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24; the one who calls is us faithful, and He will also do it Everybody has their own ulterior motive for behavior. The sanctified Christian is different, and this is contagious Christianity.

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