07/18/23 BASICS OF SANCTIFICATION

07/18/23 BASICS OF SANCTIFICATION

(Definition:
Sanctification is to be made holy and to be separated from sin and separated to God.)

God has provided for faithful believers to be Sanctified Entirely, in a moment, in this present world (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24), which is, "the sanctification (the holiness) without which no man shall see the LORD," (Hebrews 12:14).

Entire Sanctification (the gracious, miraculous, instantaneous, purifying of the believers heart from the sinful nature), comes after Justification, which includes Initial Sanctification (the cleansing of the convert's conscience and behavior).

The word, "Entire," indicates something more than Initial, but does not preclude or replace growth in grace, which takes place in the believer from the time of conversion until the believer goes to be with the LORD.

Initial Sanctification happens concurrently with our Justification (delivering from "sins" i.e. sinful actions and guilt), and Entire Sanctification (delivering from "Sin" as an inherent condition, a.k.a. The Old Man, the Carnal Mind, the Flesh, Double Mindedness, Sinful Nature, Adamic Nature), happens subsequently to conversion, and both Initial and Entire Sanctification are miraculous and instantaneous Divine works of salvation.

Initial Sanctification and Entire Sanctification, as crises experiences, are entered into suddenly, which is not the same as what happens with "Progressive Sanctification."

"Progressive Sanctification," is the ongoing process of growth in grace and knowledge and submission, beginning at conversion and continuing through the lifetime of the believer.

Entire Sanctification is not the believers Glorification, which takes place at the resurrection or at the time of the rapture when
our earthly life is over.