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  How Can We Pursue Sanctification in Our Everyday Lives? Slide 5 of 5 Accepting and embracing the process of sanctification is the first step to seeing change in everyday life. It is possible to be saved but stubborn, clinging to sin or overly attached to earthly things and preventing the  Holy Spirit  from doing the work. Having a submissive heart is important, and remembering that it is God’s right as the Creator and the Savior to make His creations better. “But now, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand” ( Isaiah 64:8 ). Clay is moldable, shaping itself under the guiding hand of the artist. Believers must have that same shapeable spirit.  Prayer is also an important aspect of sanctification. If the Spirit convicts a person of a sin, praying for the Lord to help conquer it is the best first step. Some people see  fruits of the Spirit  in other Christians that they wish to experience more. Th...

  Are We Ever Finished Being Sanctified? Slide 4 of 5 God wants for each person to be saved, and then to be like Himself so they can stand in His full presence, rather than just a glimpse of his back. That is part of why He sent the  Holy Spirit , “But as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, ‘You shall be holy, for I am holy’” ( 1 Peter 1:15-16 ). By going through the process of sanctification, Christians become more prepared for spending eternity in a state of holiness with God. While the idea of constantly being molded and refined can seem tiresome, the Bible also assures those who love the Lord there will be an end to the process of sanctification. In Heaven, “But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life” ( Revelation 21:27 ). The citizens of the new heaven and the new earth will never sin again. However, until the day t...

  What Does it Mean to Be Sanctified? Bethany Verrett 2020 7 Oct What Does Sanctification Mean? Slide 1 of 5 Sanctification is the result of having the  Holy Spirit  indwelling in the believer. It can only happen after a sinner has repented of their sin and accepted the love and offer of forgiveness from Jesus Christ. The definition of sanctify is, “to make holy; set apart as sacred; consecrate; to purify or free from sin; to impart religious sanction to; render legitimate or binding; to entitle to reverence or respect; to make productive of or conducive to spiritual blessing.” In the Christian  faith , this process of being made holy is the internal transformation of becoming more like Jesus. As God incarnate, made human, Jesus Christ lived a perfect life, completely aligned with the will of the Father. All other people, by contrast, were born into sin, and do not know how to live perfectly in the will of God. Even believers, who have been saved from living under th...

What Does Sanctification Mean? Slide 1 of 5 Sanctification is the result of having the  Holy Spirit  indwelling in the believer. It can only happen after a sinner has repented of their sin and accepted the love and offer of forgiveness from Jesus Christ. The definition of sanctify is, “to make holy; set apart as sacred; consecrate; to purify or free from sin; to impart religious sanction to; render legitimate or binding; to entitle to reverence or respect; to make productive of or conducive to spiritual blessing.” In the Christian  faith , this process of being made holy is the internal transformation of becoming more like Jesus. As God incarnate, made human, Jesus Christ lived a perfect life, completely aligned with the will of the Father. All other people, by contrast, were born into sin, and do not know how to live perfectly in the will of God. Even believers, who have been saved from living under the condemnation and judgment brought on by sinful thoughts and actions,...

  What Does Sanctification Mean? Slide 1 of 5 Sanctification is the result of having the  Holy Spirit  indwelling in the believer. It can only happen after a sinner has repented of their sin and accepted the love and offer of forgiveness from Jesus Christ. The definition of sanctify is, “to make holy; set apart as sacred; consecrate; to purify or free from sin; to impart religious sanction to; render legitimate or binding; to entitle to reverence or respect; to make productive of or conducive to spiritual blessing.” In the Christian  faith , this process of being made holy is the internal transformation of becoming more like Jesus. As God incarnate, made human, Jesus Christ lived a perfect life, completely aligned with the will of the Father. All other people, by contrast, were born into sin, and do not know how to live perfectly in the will of God. Even believers, who have been saved from living under the condemnation and judgment brought on by sinful thoughts and a...