For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,
even your sanctification: Long and complex dissertations have been produced on the subject of sanctification. Paul cuts right to the heart of the matter under three simple heads: (1) abstain from fornication; (2) know how to possess your vessel; and (3) do not defraud your brother in this matter. As Hogg and Vine note, "Holy character...is not vicarious, i.e., it cannot be transferred or imputed, it is an individual possession, built up, little by little, as the result of obedience to the Word of God, and of following the example of Christ" (115).