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the spirit, taught by the word, yielded
to God.
What may we expect as the result
of sanctifcationp
First abstinence from former sins.
Thess. 4: 3"For this is the will of God
even your ssnctification that ye abstain
from fornication." Il
In l Cor /: the samctffed are adj
dressed and in l: 10 Paul urges the
factions unite. In CHI. 6: 8 10 there Is
long catalog of sins and in the II
verse we read ''such were some of you
but ye were washed, ,ye were sanctifed. /"
The sanctified are expected TO lay
aside the sins of their former lives, to
be done with them.
Another result to be looked for is
Holiness of life. / Thess. 4: 81 t'For
this is the will of God even your Sancti-
fcstion that ye should abstain from
fornication; that every one of you should
know how to possess his vessel in sancti.
fication, honor; that no man GO beyond
and defraud his brother in any matter;
because that the Lord is the avenger of
all such as we also have forewarned
you and testified. For God hath not
called us unto uncleAnness but unto
holiness" Rom 6: 3 "But now being
made free from sin and become servants
to God ye have your fruit unto holiness
and the end everlasting lile."
This holiness is not absolute. 1t is
living up to ones present light
Blamelessness of life. To see the cor
rectnsss of this statement we look at
Rom. 8: "For the law of the spirit of
life ia Christ Jesus hath made me free
from the law of sin and death" Thess.
5: % ''And the very God of peace sane
tify you wholly; and pray God your
whole spirit and soul and body be pre-
served blameless unto the coming of
our Lord Jesus Christ" The law OF
the spirit for the sanctiied life is that
in thought, purpose and deed we shall
live blameIessly before God, able with
Paul to say 81 know nothing against
myself"
There is a wonderful difference be-
tween blamelessness and sinlessness.
Naturalization Is taught here. The law
of gravitation is that when steel filing
is let loose it shall fall to the ground
but if you hold the filing in one hand
and a magnet in the other the fling
does not fall but goes to the magnet.
The old law is not done away but a
new and stronger has been formed
which gains supremacy over the old.
The old, ever present but the new
ever victorious; notice that Paul does
not say free from sin but free from the
law of sin. And this does not mimifY
God it rather magnifes him for 1t takes
greater power to keep US victorious
when the old law is ever present that it
would to eradicate it.
A third result of sanctifcation is
Preparedness for service.
IL Tim. 2: al eff man purge himself
from these, he shall be vessel unto
honour sanctified and meet for the
masters use, prepared unto every good
work" Notice that according to Gods
plan you are not ready until first you
are sanctifed.
In conclusion Sanctiicatiou is cri-
sis and. also a process. Some have put
too much emphasis on the crisis, by so
doing they have caused others TO put
the emphasis on the process. This lat
ter class is represented by an over
whelming majority of Christians.
Now mark you there can be no pro-
cess until there has been crisis. Has
there come time in our experience
when our lives were wholly separated
TO he service of God? Are we being
led by the Spirit? Are we following
his leadings? Can he appeal to con-
sciepce that is enlightened by the word
of God? Have we forsaken the sins OF
our former life? Are we living blame
less lives? Have we put everything,
at his feet; life, loved ones, property
time. powers, body, soul and spirit?
Are you yielded TO God to do his viii?
tive are not your own ye are bought |
with q prices Il beseech you therefore