As a Part of Salvation We may say that sanctification is the fruit of accepting salvation. While it is true that no man will be saved by inwrought holiness, it is equally true that no man is saved who is without it. This point is so vital to grasp. It requires careful consideration. Clearly understood, it would cause a revolution in many evangelical circles where people are resting on a salvation which is devoid of holiness and devoid of a genuine hope of heaven.
Salvation has two aspects.
It means salvation from something and salvation to something. The to is just as much a part of being saved as the from. Israel was saved from serving Pharaoh in Egypt to serving God in the new theocracy. So salvation means being saved from sin to righteousness, from death to life, from guilt to innocence, from condemnation to justification, from disobedience to obedience, from defilement to purity, from pollution to holiness. This means that if you receive God's salvation in faith, a new life of obedience and holiness will be part of it.