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What is Entire Sanctification?

What is Entire Sanctification?. Where Did the Phrase “ Entire Sanctification ” Come From?. What is Entire Sanctification?. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 :

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What is Entire Sanctification?

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  1. What is Entire Sanctification? Where Did the Phrase “Entire Sanctification” Come From?

  2. What is Entire Sanctification? • 1 Thessalonians 5:23: • “Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” • The adverb completely means “entirely,” or “through and through.”

  3. What is Entire Sanctification? • Paul’s description of a complete sanctification led to the phrase entire sanctification. • How “complete” or “entire” is “entire sanctification? • Before we can that question, it is necessary to become more familiar with sanctification itself.

  4. What is Entire Sanctification? • The most commonly used words in the New Testament to describe the change that occurs at the moment of conversion are derived from the Greek verb hagiadzo. • The verb is usually translated “sanctify” or “sanctified” and describes God’s work in our lives to conform us to the image of Christ.

  5. What is Entire Sanctification? • The related noun is frequently translated “sanctification.” • As it relates to our salvation, sanctificationcan indicate at least three aspects of God’s work in our lives: • initial sanctification • progressive sanctification • entire sanctification

  6. What is Entire Sanctification? The Three Aspects of “Sanctification” • initial sanctification: “refers to the work of God through the Holy Spirit at the moment we are born again by which He sets us apart to Himself as His possession, separates us from the practice of willful sin, and begins the process of making us like Jesus Christ.”1 Corinthians 1:2, and 6:11 call the Corinthians “sanctified” in this sense (see also Acts 20:32; 26:18; Hebrews10:10).

  7. What is Entire Sanctification? The Three Aspects of “Sanctification” • progressive sanctification: “refers to the on-going work of the Holy Spirit daily transforming us into the likeness of Christ. Progressive sanctification begins at the moment of conversion and continues throughout life until glorification in heaven .”Hebrews 2:11: “For both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren” (see also 2 Timothy 2:21; Hebrews 10:14).

  8. What is Entire Sanctification? The Three Aspects of “Sanctification” • entire sanctification: “refers to a specific further work of God’s grace in the life of a Christian by which God cleanses his heart from self-centeredness (inherited depravity), and fills him with the Holy Spirit, thereby enabling him to love God completely—with all his heart, mind, soul, and strength—and his neighbor as himself. This cleansing empowers the Christian to serve Christ more effectively .”

  9. What is Entire Sanctification? How “complete” or “entire” is “entire sanctification? 1. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 gives the answer: “Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 2.Complete = affects all of you – no part missed. 3. Does not mean “full maturity” or incapable of improvement! 4. You must progress in sanctification all your life!

  10. What is Entire Sanctification? Summary As it relates to our salvation, sanctificationcan indicate at least three aspects of God’s work in our lives: • initial sanctification • progressive sanctification • entire sanctification

  11. What is Entire Sanctification? • Sanctification refers to: • The work of the Holy Spirit in us at the new birth • Setting us apart as His own • Separating us from the practice of sin • Transforming us into Christlikeness • Entire sanctification continues the work by: • Cleansing us from self-centeredness • Filling us with the Holy Spirit – (control) • Empowering us to be witnesses

  12. What is Entire Sanctification? The Context for Understanding Entire Sanctification • Their spiritual condition – ch. 1 • They were genuinely saved! • Their specific problem – ch. 3 • There was a lack in their faith (3:10) • The cure for their problem - 5:23 • Entire sanctification • The assurance God gives – 5:24 • He will entirely sanctify you!

  13. What is Entire Sanctification? The Next Step is Yours! Are You Entirely Sanctified? How to be entirely sanctified: 1. Be sure you are saved. 2. Ask God to cleanse your heart. 3. Ask God to fill you with the Spirit. 4. Exercise biblical faith.

  14. What is Entire Sanctification? Biblical Faith (Heb. 11:6) 1. Believes what God says. 2. Commits to do what God requires. 3. Trusts in and rests on what God promises.

  15. What is Entire Sanctification? Where Did the Phrase “Entire Sanctification” Come From?

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