Sanctification is to be set apart, refined, or made holy.
Whereas consecration is something that God commands his people to do, sanctification is something that God does in us. He sets us apart and makes us holy. We can’t sanctify ourselves on our own; God does it in us.
Sanctification is a process that is set in motion when we follow Jesus.
See sanctify, which is a synonym for consecrate.
Key verse about sanctification: “For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality” (1 Thessalonians 4:3, NKJV).
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