Doctrine 10 Flashcards
Doctrine 10
We believe that it is the privilege of all believers to be wholly sanctified, and that their whole spirit and soul and body may be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ
Sanctify
To be made holy
Sanctification’s three aspects
- Belonging to God (2 Cor. 6:16)
- Being separated to God (2 Tim. 2:3-4)
- Being holy in character (Titus 2:11-14)
Sanctification is…
- Perfectly revealed in Christ Jesus
2. Possible through the divine acts
Consecration
Dedication act done by man (Rom. 12:1-2)
Sanctification
Act by which God bestows His holiness on that which is consecrated
5 D’s on Consecration to Holiness
- Desire to be God’s temple/ dwelling place. (1 Cor. 3:16)
- Determination to be God’s servant. (Luke 9:23-24)
- Discipline for holy conduct. (Titus 2:12-14)
- Dedication to holy character. (Col. 3:1-17)
- Disposal for holy influence. (1 Thess. 1:2-10)
Entire Sanctification
Sanctification affects the whole person - reaches to the depths of the soul.
Full Salvation
Full receptivity to the sanctifying grace of the Holy Spirit. (Not infallibility - still subject to human condition and to temptation)
Perfect love
Filled with God’s love
People who had an impact of TSA idea of Holiness
Charles Finney James Caughey Phoebe Palmer Bramwell Booth George Scott Railton Samuel Logan Brengle
Other influences on TSA
Methodism
Wesleyan
Society of Friends (Quakers)
American Revivalists
It is the will of God the Father to…
- Sanctify us; make us holy
2. Strengthen our hearts for holiness
It is the work of Christ on the cross…
- Possibility of justification and regeneration
2. Possibility of sanctification
Provision
- It is a complete work
- It is for all who accept it by faith
- It is effected by the indwelling Holy Spirit
- It requires a response from the believer
- Result: a holy life
Crisis
Initial dedication when the commitment is made
Process
Action by which the implications of this commitment are worked out in every department of life.
Sanctification as Past
Past - it begins in a position of separation already gained in Christ’s completed work