Sanctification

SANCTIFICATION

Introduction

- sanctification means to make holy, purify or consecrate; to set apart, to separate

- The process of being made holy resulting in a changed life-style for the believer.

- examples from the Old Testament:

o Certain times are sanctified in that they are set apart especially to the Lord: the sabbath, the various festivals, the year of Jubilee.

o The land of Canaan, as well as Jerusalem, was holy to the Lord and was not to be polluted by sinful conduct.

o The tabernacle/Temple and all the objects related to it were holy.

o The priests and Levites who functioned in the sanctuary, beginning with Aaron, were sanctified to the Lord by the anointing of oil.

Illustration

- A coal miner was walking home one day from working all day in the dirty coal mine. A young girl gave him a beautiful flower. He was happy and took the flower home. He put it in a vase on the table, and started to admire the flower. Then he realised that the vase was dirty. And so he cleaned the vase. As he sat admiring the flower, he saw that the table was dirty. So he cleaned the table. As he sat admiring the flower again, he saw that the floor was dirty. So he cleaned the floor too. Finally, he ended up cleaning the whole house. This is what ЎҐsanctificationЎ¦ means. After we have received Jesus into our life, He will begin to clean us up from within.

Message

- Sanctification is GodЎ¦s will for us ЎV 1 Thes 4:3

- Sanctification involves the sanctification of body, soul and spirit