Sanctification

Question 1

What is the teaching of the Congregational Holiness Church concerning Sanctification?

Answer 1

The C.H. Church teaches that sanctification is a definite work of grace subsequent to Salvation.
John 15:2, 17:16-17
Eph. 5:25-27
1 John 1:9

Question 2

What does the word “sanctify” mean?

Answer 2

Sanctify means to set apart, or the state of being set apart.

Question 3

How does Webster Dictionary define “Sanctification?”

Answer 3

Webster defines “Sanctification” as the act of making holy, the state of being thus purified or sanctified, to make free from sin.

Question 4

How is Sanctification manifested and expressed in the life of the believer?

Answer 4

Sanctification is a supernatural work wrought in the heart by the Holy Ghost
Romans 15:16
2 Thess. 2:13
1 Peter 1:2

Question 5

In the broad sense, what does all sanctification include?

Answer 5

Sanctification includes all the Christian experiences from justification to glorification. It begins with the new birth and continues until we meet the Lord face to face.

Question 6

What two Latin verbs is the verb “sanctify” derived from?

Answer 6

Sancio - to make holy
Facio - to do.

Question 7

What is the literal translation of the two Latin verbs?

Answer 7

The literal translation of the two Latin verbs Sancio and Facio means, “I make Holy and continue to make Holy.”

Question 8

God in our sanctification uses what two cleansing elements?

Answer 8

The two cleansing elements that god uses for sanctification are:
A. The Blood of Christ (Heb. 13:12)
B. The Word of God (John 17:17)