Sanctification

   Our interpretation of what this means, may not be what God intends for us to have! 

Let’s examine the reasons He wants to accomplish sanctification in the born-again Christian’s life.  (I Cor. 1:2,30;  6:11; I Thess. 4:4)

Oswald Chambers has this to say in his book entitled Devotions for MORNING AND EVENING:

  “Sanctification is God’s idea of what He wants to do for me, and He has to get me into the attitude of mind and spirit where at any cost I will let Him sanctify me wholly.”(p.468)

   Other quotes from his book that may help us understand what God is doing in us, to change us into His likeness:

  “God has to hurt the thing that must go”. (p. 466)

   “It should work out into rest in God which means oneness with God, a oneness which will make us not only blameless in His sight, but a deep joy to Him”. (p. 464)

   “Every power of mind and heart should go into the strenuousness of turning the natural into the spiritual by obeying the word of God regarding it. If we do not make the natural spiritual, it will become sordid; but when we become spiritual the natural is shot through with the glory of God.” (p. 461)

   “The one marvelous secret of a holy life lies not in imitating Jesus, but in letting the perfections of Jesus manifest themselves in my mortal flesh . . . Sanctification means the impartation of the holy qualities of Jesus Christ (p.422)

   By some it is said that this is the “working out of our salvation”. Our salvation is found in and through our faith in Jesus Christ, the Son of God alone.

   A quote from AllaboutFollowingJesus.org on sanctification:

  “. . . when a person is sanctified he or she is being set apart by God for a specific divine purpose. The very moment we are saved in Christ we are also immediately sanctified and begin the process of being conformed to the image of Christ.

   As God's children we are "set apart" from that moment to carry out His divine purposes unto eternity. Hebrews 10:14 says, "For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified."

   I trust this helps you understand sanctification.