sanctification 音标拼音: [s
, æŋktəfək'eʃən]
n . 神圣化,灵化,使神圣
神圣化,灵化,使神圣
sanctification n 1 :
a religious ceremony in which something is made holy Sanctification \
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n . [
L .
sanctificatio :
cf .
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sanctification .]
1 .
The act of sanctifying or making holy ;
the state of being sanctified or made holy ;
esp . (
Theol .),
the act of God '
s grace by which the affections of men are purified ,
or alienated from sin and the world ,
and exalted to a supreme love to God ;
also ,
the state of being thus purified or sanctified .
[
1913 Webster ]
God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth . --
2 Thess .
ii .
13 .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
The act of consecrating ,
or of setting apart for a sacred purpose ;
consecration . --
Bp .
Burnet .
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1913 Webster ]
Sanctification involves more than a mere moral reformation of character ,
brought about by the power of the truth :
it is the work of the Holy Spirit bringing the whole nature more and more under the influences of the new gracious principles implanted in the soul in regeneration .
In other words ,
sanctification is the carrying on to perfection the work begun in regeneration ,
and it extends to the whole man (
Rom .
6 :
13 ;
2 Cor .
4 :
6 ;
Col .
3 :
10 ;
1 John 4 :
7 ;
1 Cor .
6 :
19 ).
It is the special office of the Holy Spirit in the plan of redemption to carry on this work (
1 Cor .
6 :
11 ;
2 Thess .
2 :
13 ).
Faith is instrumental in securing sanctification ,
inasmuch as it (
1 )
secures union to Christ (
Gal .
2 :
20 ),
and (
2 )
brings the believer into living contact with the truth ,
whereby he is led to yield obedience "
to the commands ,
trembling at the threatenings ,
and embracing the promises of God for this life and that which is to come ."
Perfect sanctification is not attainable in this life (
1 Kings 8 :
46 ;
Prov .
20 :
9 ;
Eccl .
7 :
20 ;
James 3 :
2 ;
1 John 1 :
8 ).
See Paul '
s account of himself in Rom .
7 :
14 -
25 ;
Phil .
3 :
12 -
14 ;
and 1 Tim .
1 :
15 ;
also the confessions of David (
Ps .
19 :
12 ,
13 ;
51 ),
of Moses (
90 :
8 ),
of Job (
42 :
5 ,
6 ),
and of Daniel (
9 :
3 -
20 ). "
The more holy a man is ,
the more humble ,
self -
renouncing ,
self -
abhorring ,
and the more sensitive to every sin he becomes ,
and the more closely he clings to Christ .
The moral imperfections which cling to him he feels to be sins ,
which he laments and strives to overcome .
Believers find that their life is a constant warfare ,
and they need to take the kingdom of heaven by storm ,
and watch while they pray .
They are always subject to the constant chastisement of their Father '
s loving hand ,
which can only be designed to correct their imperfections and to confirm their graces .
And it has been notoriously the fact that the best Christians have been those who have been the least prone to claim the attainment of perfection for themselves .",
Hodge '
s Outlines .
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