How would you define sanctification?

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What exactly is sanctification?
What is sanctification not?
What is the impetus of sanctification?
What is the mechanism of sanctification?
What is the method of sanctification?
What is the result of sanctification?
Who can be sanctified?
Who cannot be sanctified?
What are the prerequisites of sanctification?
Who is active in sanctification?
Is sanctification a state?
Is sanctification a scale or spectrum?
Is sanctification a process?
Can sanctification be measured? How?
On what basis is one understood to be more or less sanctified?
Can sanctification be sped up or slowed down?
Does sanctification have any bearings on one's eternal state?

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Does someone want to be sanctified ?

"For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people." Hebrews 8:10 NKJV

"Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is." 1 John 3:2 NKJV

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Does sanctification have any bearings on one's eternal state?

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Spirit, Soul and Body - Watchman Nee
1 Thessalonians 5.23 reads: “May the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and ...

questionman said:

What exactly is sanctification?
What is sanctification not?
What is the impetus of sanctification?
What is the mechanism of sanctification?
What is the method of sanctification?
What is the result of sanctification?
Who can be sanctified?
Who cannot be sanctified?
What are the prerequisites of sanctification?
Who is active in sanctification?
Is sanctification a state?
Is sanctification a scale or spectrum?
Is sanctification a process?
Can sanctification be measured? How?
On what basis is one understood to be more or less sanctified?
Can sanctification be sped up or slowed down?
Does sanctification have any bearings on one's eternal state?

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Sanctification:

It’s the reciprocation of our love toward God. We are sanctified with the help of the Holy Spirit (Comforter) that Jesus gives us. Sanctification means to set a part or to make holy. His Holy Spirit helps us in this process to become more like Christ. This is not a one time event; it’s a life long process (we stumble here and there). The process of sanctifying and purifying us (the works that Jesus does in the believer, and is not of ourselves) ... it is HIM working in us and through us. We are separated from the world. We are in the physical world but not of the world spiritually. Our mind (thinking) changes over time and therefore our actions also change. Our faith increases more and more as He faithfully works in us. Hebrews 12:2

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What exactly is sanctification?

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Sanctification is the act or process to sanctity, of being made or becoming holy. So the result would be to be sanctified or made holy. Able to contain God in an Earthen Vessel.
The Kabbalah people would say to repair a broken earthen vessel to contain or hold the Divinity of God. "But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us." (2cor4:7) There are three Hebrew letters in Sanctify: Qoof - Dalet - Sheen

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What does that look like?

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In China, those looking at the true Ekklesia members,
they see true life of Christ in their lives - joy, peace, righteousness, obedience, doing what Jesus says, daily, all the time, self-sacrificial lives, as Jesus Says.

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What is sanctification not?

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Not is the opposite. It means the vessel is cracked or broken and can not hold onto the Holiness of God. They use to talk about a leaky vessel. You fill them up with God but the vessel leaks.

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What is the method of sanctification?

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We are purifed by fire. This is the work of the Holy Spirit in us.

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What exactly is sanctification?
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Who can be sanctified?
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Who is active in sanctification?
Is sanctification a state?
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Can sanctification be sped up or slowed down?
Does sanctification have any bearings on one's eternal state?

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Basic elements leading to sanctification (for Ekklesia) are written in Scripture.
5 Reasons Christians Should Keep Torah — David Wilber
5 Reasons Christians Should Keep Torah — David Wilber
Jan 30, 2015We don't keep Torah to be saved; we keep it because we're saved! When we correctly understand the place of Torah in our lives, it is a source of blessing. In fact, the longest chapter in the Bible (Psalm 119) is devoted to proclaiming the joy of Torah. In that Psalm, King David expresses the love for Torah that all Believers should have.

I Should Be Sanctified • Torah.org
https://torah.org/torah-portion/nesivosshalom-5768-kedoshim/
Halachically, most of us are born Jewish. But that simply leaves us Jewish by birth, by a choice not of our own making. Part of our task is to become Jewish of our own accord, by saturating every fiber and cell of ourselves with Jewishness. (It is possible for people to fully observe every scruple of the law - and yet be fundamentally non-Jewish!)

Proverbs 28:7-26 Whoever keeps the Torah is a wise son; but ...
Proverbs 28:7-26 Whoever keeps the Torah is a wise son; but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father. He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor. He who tu | World Messianic Bible (WMB) | Download The Bible App Now
Whoever keeps the Torah is a wise son; but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father. He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor. He who turns away his ear from hearing the Torah, even his prayer is an abomination.

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What exactly is sanctification?

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Did you see this word in the Bible ? (sanctification)

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How would you define "holy" or "like Christ"? What does that look like?

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Holy means to be set apart ... becoming more in line with His moral standards/teachings and not the moral standards/teachings set by natural man.

Christ is our example as taught in the new testament and we are to press forward to walk in His steps

1 Peter 2:21

For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.

It's a high bar and we (christians) mess up a lot ... that's why it continues over our life time here on earth. ;o)

Over the course of our life time He helps us overcome our sin (that which is not according to His law and His character.

but we are assured He will make it happen.

Philippians 1
New American Standard Bible
For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.

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How would you define "holy" or "like Christ"? What does that look like?

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Holy in Hebrew is the same as Sanctify with one more added letter קָדוֹשׁ The third letter vav is added, this means to make secure. So to Sanctify is the process and to be Holy is the end result. Able to contain God. The desire of God is to become a apart of His Creation. Even a humble part because God is infinite and we are finite. This is why we are told that Jesus is the word that became flesh and dwelt among us. So we can follow the example that He set for us to follow. We can have the Mind of Christ and the Divine thoughts of God. We can go back to the beginning of the Hebrew Language and see how that language has evolved over time. For example at the time the Books of Moses was written the people wandered in the desert for 40 years. They had a tent or tabernacle. Then later on in Jerusalem Solomon was able to build a temple. So the symbol for dwelling or tent has to evolve also.

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Does sanctification have any bearings on one's eternal state?

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Without sanctification there is no salvation:

Hey 12:14 Pursue peace with everyone and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

I think the other questions have already been answered.

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How would you define "holy" or "like Christ"? What does that look like?

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Moderating behaviour to be in line with the fruit of the Spirit:
Love, joy, peace, kindness, gentleness, patience, goodness, faithfulness and self-control.
Paul says that having these as the basis of all that we do, we fulfill the whole moral law of God, and will be totally obedient to the commands of Christ in all we do.

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What is sanctification not?

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I thought to mention that sanctification does _not_ mean to be perfect.

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I think it means this:

May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 The. 5:23

questionman said:

What exactly is sanctification?
What is sanctification not?
What is the impetus of sanctification?
What is the mechanism of sanctification?
What is the method of sanctification?
What is the result of sanctification?
Who can be sanctified?
Who cannot be sanctified?
What are the prerequisites of sanctification?
Who is active in sanctification?
Is sanctification a state?
Is sanctification a scale or spectrum?
Is sanctification a process?
Can sanctification be measured? How?
On what basis is one understood to be more or less sanctified?
Can sanctification be sped up or slowed down?
Does sanctification have any bearings on one's eternal state?

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Sanctification is a process by which we grow in righteousness or justice, chiefly defined as faith, hope, and, most importantly, love, as we walk with God and respond to His continuous promptings and life of grace in us.

questionman said:

What exactly is sanctification?
What is sanctification not?
What is the impetus of sanctification?
What is the mechanism of sanctification?
What is the method of sanctification?
What is the result of sanctification?
Who can be sanctified?
Who cannot be sanctified?
What are the prerequisites of sanctification?
Who is active in sanctification?
Is sanctification a state?
Is sanctification a scale or spectrum?
Is sanctification a process?
Can sanctification be measured? How?
On what basis is one understood to be more or less sanctified?
Can sanctification be sped up or slowed down?
Does sanctification have any bearings on one's eternal state?

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"Be filled with the Holy Breath" (Eph 5:18). Sanctification is literally the physical filling of your body from head to toe with a physical substance named the Holy Breath (traditionally misnamed the Holy Spirit) precisely as water, or smoke, or any physical substance fills a glass. Note that a smoke-filled container is not completely full ('sanctified') for lack of density.

Hence the principal duty of the Christian is to wait upon the lord, that is, to PETITION God for outpourings of the Third Person (also called revivals), for "How much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Breath to those who ask him" (Lk 11:13). Note this is the only instruction given anywhere in Scripture as to how to receive the Third Person. And it was recorded by Luke who wrote more about prayer than anyone, including Pentecost which itself was a perfect example of Lk 11:13.

The OT made it clear that holiness is not obedience. Holiness is receiving an outpouring. "Then the Cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle". "The tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory" (Ex: 29:43).

Notice that obedience wasn't involved. The tabernacle wasn't made holy by obeying God but by RECEIVING an outpouring of the Holy One. Again, "Take off your shoes, Mose, for you stand on holy ground." Why was the ground holy? Was it obeying God? No. The divine Fire in the bush radiated ('outpoured') divine Light quanta even onto the ground, making it holy. It was an outpouring.

Does this mean we can continually disobey God? No. If we disobey our conscience, we grieve the Holy Breath, and thereby forfeit outpourings. The point here is that we should not make the mistake of the Galatians - the mistake of thinking that sanctification proceeds by reading a bunch of commands/laws in the Bible and obeying them. Sanctification is principally a matter of waiting upon God for outpourings. That's the whole point of the Galatian epistle, especially of chapter 3, although the church hasn't understood this.

Take regeneration for example. It's an impartation of holiness and thus it's your initial sanctification. "The old is gone, the new is come." Did you purify yourself? If so,how? By perfect obedience? Nope. It's a work of God. Problem is, it was only the initial sprinkling, only part of your heart is sanctified, it is not yet FILLED FULL of the Holy One. This is what Paul told the Galatians, "Having begun in the Holy Breath, are now trying to mature by human effort?" You began by RECEIVING Him for regeneration. Therefore you mature by RECEIVING more of Him - not by human effort.