Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-05
sANcTIFIcATIoN.
CRv John w. Daugherty.)

CBy John w. DaughertyD
This doctrine Is sometimes called by
other names. such as Holiness" Per
feet Love-" Perfect Faith" Higher
Life" "Christian Perfection" and the
Second Blessing" All OF these names
are good, and each one signifies some
important truth associated with this SUD-
lime doctrine.
1t is called Holiness" because sancti-
fcation Is holiness Of heart and living
1t is called Perfect Love-" because In
sanctilcation there Is a flood OF holy
love shed abroad In the heart which was
hitherto entirely unknown. Ii IS called
Higher Life" and Second Blessing" be-
cause II is a distinctly different mode
Of life from that experienced by the
justified Christian, and because 1t Is re-
cognized by all who have ever testified
to the experience of II that II Is dis
tinct transaction In the soul from con-
version. 1t is called Perfect Faith" be-
cause 1t Is the highest achievement OF
faith In the atonement, and buttresses
the soul so nightly in the exercising OF
faith continually It Is called Chris
tian Perfection" because 1t Is the ma
turity or manhood of the Christian sys-
TEN. and to distinguish 1t from adamc,
angelic, and absolute perfection. Not
that there Is no development after one
enters this state; but that the state itself
is the consummation of the atonement
1t Is that act of divine grace, by which
the heart of person is perfectly cleansed
from sin by the blood OF Jesus Christ.
and the soul made holy I'm all its affec-
tons and dispositions. and the person
is enabled to do always those things
which please God. Ezeziel. xxxvi, IS,
&c. "a Ephesians. l., 4; Hebrews, tx, Is;
IAlx
70; l. John ILL.,, %; Romans viii, 8.
Sanctlfcation as defined above is a pro-
vision of the atonement of Jesus Christ.
1t is one of the benefits for which He
shed His blood. II is bestowed upon the
believer In the same way and on the
same terms as the other provisions of the
atonement-L. e., by faith alone. l. Peter,
l., 2. and H., "a; /. John. Ill.,. 8; /. John. +,
n; Romans, vi, 5, %; Mark, xvi, 16; Mat
thew. l., q.
Sancti6cation is freedom from sin. and
comes like any other freedom-namely,
by removing the bondage or shackles.
When the roots Of inbred sin are all re-
moved by the blood of Jesus, the heart
Is sanctified, and the person so sancti-
fed is no longer unable to do the will Of
God.
If sanctifcation IL the result OF the re-
moyal Of something, and not the addi-
ton OF something, ii becomes very clear
why no one ever grows into Sanctifica-
ton. Growth is addition; but sanctifica-
ton is subtraction. Romans. vii, Z. IL;
Ezekiel, xxxvi., Is. 2s. q; Isaiah. xxxv.
One has sanctiflcation In him the mo-
ment he is regenerated. just as truly "a
he ever will have; but there Is something
else in him also, which every unsanctlfied
man and woman knows only too well,
md shar q. f,.I 40 clIf ,.sfl1
There are two distinct something's in each
justified child Of God-viz. an earnest
longing to do right. and a present power
which prevents IL. The first is sanctifica-
ton; the second is inbred sin. Take out
the inbred sin, and nothing remains but
specification. When this is accomplished
by an act Of Divine Grace through faith
In the atonement, the person Is free from
sin. Compare Romans, vi, IL, 15 1G, II,
%. and Romans, ill.,. 10 to IS. with Luke.
l., "a. 70; /. John, IT,. 6, 7. s, 3. 10, p; Jude.
"a.
SanctIfcston Is the expressed Will OF
God for every believer. and Is positively
commanded OF all This is the will of
God, even your sanctiflcation."
BE We holy. for I am holy" "I3e ye,
therefore. perfect, as your Father In
Heaven Is perfect" Our Bible Is the
Holy Bible. written by holy men. moved
by the Holy Ghost. filled with holy teach
ings. and calls for holy living and holy
people. l. Peter. l., 2; ii. Thessalonians.
H., 13. ii; Ephesians, l., 4; III. Timothy.
l., o; Ephesians, H., 10.
The difference in the experiences Of the
justified and the sanctihed would easily
fill book. One difference should be
mentioned here, however, and II Is this:
The justified Christian desires a. holy
heart, and mourns because he hasn't got
1t, nor can he get 1t by trying-let him
try and even pray ever so hard. The
sanctified Christian desires a holy heart.
and finds that he has 1t, and is filled with
gladneSS on account thereof He Is
as certain of being free as the other Is
Of being bound. and rejoices continually
in a sense OF victory over sin. Freedom
from sin, however, instead OF being the
greatest thing about sanctifcation, is,
indeed, the very least. Freedom from
sin comes first, then follow the wonders
How to become sanctified: Ask God for
pure heart and believe that He gives 1t
TO you then and there. and He does it.
There Is no other way. And the very
God OF peace sanctify you wholly; and 1
pray God your whole spirit and soul and
body be preserved bameless unto the
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Faithful Is he that calleth you, who
also will do it," l. Thessalonians, ", 70,
"a. Amen.