Baptist Catechism, Question 38
Question 38
What is Sanctification?
Sanctification is the Work of God's free Grace, whereby we are renewed in the whole Man after the Image of God, and are enabled more and more to die unto Sin, and live unto Righteousness.
Scripture references for paragraph 1
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2 Thessalonians 2:1313But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.
Ephesians 4:23-2423to be renewed in the spirit of your minds;
24and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Romans 6:44We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life.
Romans 6:66We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.
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