SANCTIFICATION
Introduction
- sanctification means to make holy, purify or consecrate; to set apart, to separate
- The process of being made holy resulting in a changed life-style for the believer.
- examples from the Old Testament:
o Certain times are sanctified in that they are set apart especially to the Lord: the sabbath, the various festivals, the year of Jubilee.
o The land of Canaan, as well as Jerusalem, was holy to the Lord and was not to be polluted by sinful conduct.
o The tabernacle/Temple and all the objects related to it were holy.
o The priests and Levites who functioned in the sanctuary, beginning with Aaron, were sanctified to the Lord by the anointing of oil.
Illustration
- A coal miner was walking home one day from working all day in the dirty coal mine. A young girl gave him a beautiful flower. He was happy and took the flower home. He put it in a vase on the table, and started to admire the flower. Then he realised that the vase was dirty. And......
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