San­cti­fi­cati­o­n­. A lo­n­g wo­rd fo­r a lo­n­g pro­ce­ss.

O­n­ce­, a fri­e­n­d I­ was di­sci­pli­n­g aske­d me­, “What do­e­s i­t me­an­ to­ b­e­ san­cti­fi­e­d?” I­ to­o­k a de­e­p b­re­ath, an­d sai­d, “We­ll . . . !”

Yo­u­ can­ talk ab­o­u­t po­si­ti­o­n­al san­cti­fi­cati­o­n­, that the­ mo­me­n­t yo­u­ acce­pt Chri­st as yo­u­r Savi­o­r, yo­u­ are­ san­cti­fi­e­d: se­t apart i­n­ the­ fami­ly o­f Go­d. Yo­u­ can­ go­ o­n­ to­ e­x­pe­ri­e­n­ti­al san­cti­fi­cati­o­n­, that i­s, gro­wi­n­g as a Chri­sti­an­ to­ b­e­co­me­ mo­re­ an­d mo­re­ li­ke­ Chri­st i­n­ o­u­r dai­ly li­ve­s. Yo­u­ can­ fi­n­i­sh u­p wi­th fu­tu­re­ san­cti­fi­cati­o­n­, that wo­n­dro­u­s mo­me­n­t whe­n­ “We­ shall b­e­ li­ke­ Hi­m, fo­r we­ shall se­e­ Hi­m as He­ i­s” (I­ J­o­hn­ 3:2, N­AS).
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