Sanctification
By Dr. Charles A.
Whipple, ©July 27, 1997
Key Words Re-Examined:
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"Sanctify” in its various forms is used 106
times in the Old Testament and 31 times in the New Testament. It
means to “set apart,” or “the state of being set apart.”
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“Holy” in its various forms is used about 400
times in the Old Testament, and about 12 times of believers in
the New Testament. It refers to the state of being set apart, or
being separate from that which is unholy.
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“Saint” is used of Israel about 50 times and of
Believers about 62 times. It is applied only to human persons,
and relates only to their position in the reckoning of God.
The Three Divisions Re-Examined:
"We Are In Christ!”
(Romans 12:1; Ephesians 4:1; Colossians 3:1; Hebrews 10:10; 1
Corinthians 1:2, 6:11; Jude 1)
“We Must Grow In
Grace,
We Must Yield To Truth,
And We Must Walk In The Spirit, Daily!”
(Galatians 5:16-23;
Romans 6:22, 8:4; 2 Corinthians 4:7; 1 John 1:8-9)
“We Will Be Like Him!”
(1 John 3:1-3; 1
Thessalonians 5:22-23)
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