[sank'ti fi, sank ti fi ka'shun]
To make holy; the process of being made or becoming holy.
Holiness belongs properly to God and it is he alone who can impart holiness, who can effect sanctification in our lives. The long history of his efforts to redeem humanity, culminating in Jesus Christ, is an expression of his desire to sanctify men, to set them apart for his purposes. The teaching of the New Testament compels us to view sanctification in a double aspect: it is accomplished not through achievement of moral perfection but in the reception of the gift of the Holy Spirit; yet, the saint-one who has been sanctified-must constantly seek to bring his sanctification to completion through consecration to Christ which manifests itself in turning from worldliness to the service of righteousness and perfect holiness.
John 17:19-20
For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.
Jesus Prays for All Believers
“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message,
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